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Intrauterine epidermal necrosis
J E Allee1, E A Saria, D Rosenblum
1Department of Medicine (Dermatology), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
Journal of Cutaneous Pathology
|July 5, 2001
Abstract
Background:
Epidermal necrosis in a neonate is an uncommon event with a variety of potential cases.
Result:
We report a case of intrauterine epidermal necrosis in a preterm infant, with death occurring soon after birth. The histopathology of the denuded skin revealed full-thickness epidermal necrosis and calcification within both the epidermis and follicular structures.
Conclusion:
We believe this represents the fourth reported case of lethal intrauterine epidermal necrosis and follicular calcification.