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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(11):1115-1119. Published online November 30, 1983.

A Case of Collodion Baby.

Jae Gye Ryoo¹, Hong In Eum¹, Sang Cheal Lee¹, Jung Hee Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, St. Benedict Hospital, Busan,Korea

Abstract

Ws expsrienced a ca.ss of Collodion Baby of 6 hours old female infant who was suffering from excs33ive lamellated scale, tight looking appearance and covering entire, body, typical features of parchment like skin, ectropion of upper and lower eyelids and fixed semiflexion position of the limb3. Diagnosis of Collodion Baby was established by clinical features and histopathological studies. A brief review of literature was made.

Keywords :Collodion baby; Congenital ichthyosis; Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis.