title: A newborn with widespread skin lesions and extremity anomalies.
abstract: A variety of diseases can cause vesicular or pustular eruptions in newborns. A thorough clinical history and physical exam provide important clues for differential diagnosis. Goltz syndrome, also known as focal dermal hypoplasia, is a rare genodermatosis and generally diagnosed by the presence of the characteristic skin lesions. We present an infant with aplasia cutis, atrophic skin lesions, syndactyly and eye abnormalities who was diagnosed with Goltz syndrome soon after birth. Goltz syndrome should be considered in differential diagnosis of hypoplastic or aplastic skin lesions in neonates in the presence of skeletal or ophthalmic anomalies.
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neonatology, Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Women's Health Teaching and Research Hospital, Yeni Etlik Caddesi 55, Etlik, 06010, Ankara, Turkey, dilekulubas@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Dilek Ulubas
authors.initials: DU
authors.lastname: Isik
authors.forename: Beyza
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: Ulker
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Ozge
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aydemir
authors.forename: Kadri Murat
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Erdogan
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hekimoglu
authors.forename: Ahmet Yagmur
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Bas
authors.forename: Nihal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Demirel
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005076:Exanthema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005121:Extremities; D005260:Female; D005489:Focal Dermal Hypoplasia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009154:Mutation