Collodion baby: a case report.
A case report of a collodion baby born in a community hospital who was diagnosed, stabilized, and transferred for dermatologic management is presented. Differential diagnosis based on cornification disorder phenotypes is outlined. The initial stabilization, management, and nursing considerations of the infant with impaired barrier function of the skin are outlined.
Shareef
M J
MJ
Department of Maternal-Child Services, LaGrange Memorial Hospital, IL, USA.
Lawlor-Klean
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Kelly
K A
KA
LaMear
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Schied
M J
MJ
D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016113:Ichthyosiform Erythroderma, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome