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April 1962, Vol 103, No. 4 >
Article | April 1962

Erythema Toxicum Neonatorum Present at Birth FREE

HARVEY L. LEVY, M.D.; FLOYD COTHRAN, M.D.
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Submitted for publication March 23, 1961.


Am J Dis Child. 1962;103(4):617-619. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1962.02080020630014.
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Although erythema toxicum neonatorum is stated to have been seen at birth,1,2 to our knowledge there are no case reports of such an occurrence. The documentation of this phenomenon at birth is a matter of importance from etiologic, diagnostic, and therapeutic considerations. The following is a case report of this condition seen at birth and a discussion of its significance.

Report of Case  A baby boy was born at the Boston City Hospital on Feb. 6, 1961, of an 18-year-old white primigravida. The mother had been followed in prenatal clinic, the only illness being a "cold," 1 month prior to delivery, with apparent low-grade fever, malaise, and coryza of 3 to 4 days' duration. Labor began at approximately 36 weeks of gestation, and she entered the hospital several hours after rupture of membranes. Labor was rapid and uncomplicated. Spinal anesthesia was given. The presentation was vertex, and delivery

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Schaffer, A. J.: Diseases of the Newborn , Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company, 1960;, p. 770.
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Eitzman, D. V., and Smith, R. T.:  The Nonspecific Inflammatory Cycle in the Neonatal Infant , A.M.A. J. Dis. Child. 97:326, 1959;.
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Caravias Vera, D. E.:  Sobre una rara observacion de varicela intrauterina , Sem. Med. (B. Air.) 1:377, 1948;.
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Mayerhofer, E., and Lypolt-Krajnovic, M.:  Erythema neonatorum toxicum (Leiner) und allgemeine Allergie der Neugeborenen , Wien. Klin. Wschr. 40:991, 1927;.
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Schaffer, A. J.: Diseases of the Newborn , Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company, 1960;, p. 770.
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Leiner, C.:  Ueber eigenartige Erythemtypen und Dermatitiden des fruehen Saeuglingsalters , Leipzig-Wien, F. Deuticke , 1912;.
4 +
Finlay, H. V. L., and Bound, J. P.:  Neonatal Urticaria , Brit. Med. J. 1:1134, 1952;.
5 +
Levy, H., and Bagner, A.:  The Effect of an Antihistaminic Substance (Pyribenzamine) on Erythema Neonatorum , Arch. Pediat. 68:413, 1951;.
6 +
Lüders, D.:  Histologic Observations in Erythema Toxicum Neonatorum , Pediatrics 26: 219, 1960;.
7 +
Eitzman, D. V., and Smith, R. T.:  The Nonspecific Inflammatory Cycle in the Neonatal Infant , A.M.A. J. Dis. Child. 97:326, 1959;.
8 +
Anderson, N. A.: Mitchell-Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics , Ed. 5, Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company, 1950;, p. 351.
9 +
Harris, J. R., and Schick, B.:  Erythema Neonatorum , A.M.A. J. Dis. Child. 92:27, 1956;.
10 +
Taylor, W. B., and Bondurant, C. P., Jr.:  Erythema Neonatorum Allergicum , A.M.A. Arch. Derm. 76:591, 1957;.
11 +
Finlay, H. V. L., and Bound, J. P.:  Urticaria Neonatorum (Erythema Toxicum Neonatorum) , Arch. Dis. Child. 28:404, 1953;.
12 +
Caravias Vera, D. E.:  Sobre una rara observacion de varicela intrauterina , Sem. Med. (B. Air.) 1:377, 1948;.
13 +
Jodar, E. O.:  Neonatal Chicken Pox , Henry Ford Hosp. Med. Bull. 5:296, 1957;.
14 +
Shuman, H. H.:  Varicella in the Newborn , Amer. J. Dis. Child. 58:564, 1939;.

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