Collodion Baby - a Case Report

Ectropion in A Case of Collodion Baby

A Rare Case Report of a Collodion Baby with Severe Hypernatremia

Background: Collodion baby is a rare condition (i.e., 1:300000 birth), which is referred to a neonate covered with a tight and shiny membrane desquamating within two weeks. This condition takes place as a result of the epidermal cornification disorder. Given the impairment of the skin barrier function, these neonates are at the risk of several complications, including hypernatremic dehydration,...

Ectropion in A Case of Collodion Baby

We had the opportunity to manage a case of bilateral ectropion in a collodion baby. Collodion baby is a rare congenital disorder characterized by parchment like taught membrane covering the whole body. Incidence of this condition is 1 in 300,000 live births.1 A three months old collodion baby was referred to us for management of bilateral ectropion. An appropriate-forgestational-age boy was bor...

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Acral self-healing collodion baby: A case series

Collodion baby is a term used to describe a phenotype characterized by the presence of a tight, translucent membrane that covers the entire skin at birth. This membrane usually sheds around 10 to 14 days and reveals the underlying disease (mainly different types of Recessive Ichthyosis or other infrequent disorders). A rare variant of this phenotype is known as acral self-healing collodion baby...