title: Orphan rocker tracks: a variant of friction melanosis in an institutionalized child.
abstract: Friction melanosis is an acquired pigmentary disorder consisting of diffuse, brown pigmentation resulting from repeated rubbing of affected areas of the skin. An institutionalized child whose lower back was subjected to intense and repeated rocking displayed the characteristic lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology and Child Development , Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Petah Tiqva, Israel; Department of Pediatric Dermatology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Diamond
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ben Amitai
mesh_terms: D002674:Child, Institutionalized; D054540:Child, Orphaned; D017276:Friction; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018730:Infant Behavior; D015370:Infant Equipment / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008548:Melanosis / Q000209:etiology*; D019372:Orphanages