title: Rapid improvement in digital ischemia and acral contracture in a collodion baby treated with topical tazarotene.
abstract: Collodion baby is a rare congenital disorder whereby affected infants are born encased in a thick, taut, shiny, translucent membrane. The majority of babies with collodion membrane have associated disorders, most commonly nonbullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma and lamellar ichthyosis. The authors report a case of collodion baby with rare complication of acral contracture, ischemia and nail dystrophy. Topical treatment with tazarotene 0.1% gel resulted in rapid improvement. The patient developed normal nail plates and full motor function in both hands and feet following treatment. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating the benefit of topical tazarotene for management of this rare condition in a neonate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI 53715, USA.
authors.forename: Rosemarie H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Juliet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gunkel
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Teng
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000287:Administration, Topical; D003286:Contracture / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007511:Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009264:Nails, Malformed / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009539:Nicotinic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012176:Retinoids
chemical_list: D009539:Nicotinic Acids; C086827:tazarotene; D012176:Retinoids