title: Congenital miliaria crystallina - A diagnostic dilemma.
abstract: Miliaria crystallina is a transient, superficial obstruction of eccrine sweat ducts resulting in rapidly evolving noninflammatory vesicles. The disease is observed frequently in hot, humid, tropical climates and in the neonatal period, most likely due to lack of maturation of the sweat duct during the first few days following birth. It is rarely present at delivery and remains a diagnostic dilemma for the neonatologists. We report a rare case of "Congenital miliaria crystallina" that was present at birth.
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Neonatology Division, Department of Pediatrics, Hindu Rao Hospital, Malka Gunj, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sudhir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dixit
authors.affiliation: Neonatologist, Neonatology Division, Department of Pediatrics, Hindu Rao Hospital, Malka Gunj, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Senior Specialist, Neonatology Division, Department of Pediatrics, Hindu Rao Hospital, Malka Gunj, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Suhas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Datar
authors.affiliation: Dermatologist, Department of Skin, Hindu Rao Hospital, Malka Gunj, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Khurana
keywords: Congenital; Miliaria; Vesicular lesion