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20% of newborns will develop neonatal acne however there has been debate if this is an accurate representation of actual diagnosed cases of acne as this could include other acneiform eruptions that do not present with comedones like neonatal cephalic pustulosis. [12] Neonatal acne occurs more often in boys than in girls. [4]
[2] [3]: 780 Milia are commonly associated with newborn babies, but may appear on people of any age. [4]: 680 They are usually found around the nose and eyes, and sometimes on the genitalia, often mistaken by those affected as warts or other sexually transmitted diseases. Milia can also be confused with stubborn whiteheads.
Infantile acne effects around 2% of children with a higher occurrence in males rather than females. Of around 9.2 million visits to outpatient care for pediatric acne, 3% or 276,000 visits, were due to neonatal and pediatric acne in the United States from 2000 to 2010. [6]
Erythema toxicum neonatorum is a common, non-threatening rash in newborns. [1] [2] It appears in 40-70% of newborns within the first week of life, and it typically improves within 1–2 weeks.
Idiopathic facial aseptic granuloma is defined by persistent, painless, reddish-violet nodules on the face that have an elastic or soft consistency. [3] The nodules usually appears alone, usually on the cheeks or eyelids, and goes away on its own after an average of 11 months.
Lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei, also known as acne agminata, is a disease with a similar appearance to acne vulgaris. [1] [2] The cause of LMDF is unknown.LMDF usually occurs on the face, but extrafacial presentations have been reported.
Transient neonatal pustular melanosis (TNPM), also known as pustular melanosis, is a type of neonatal pustular eruption that is a transient rash common in newborns. It is vesiculopustular rash made up of 1–3 mm fluid-filled lesions that rupture, leaving behind a collarette of scale and a brown macule. [ 3 ]
Favre-Racouchot syndrome, eruptive vellus hair cysts, keratosis pilaris, and comedogenic acne are among the conditions that might be identified as differential diagnoses for facial trichostasis spinulosa. [4]