title: [Incontinentia pigmenti : Herpes simplex infection as an important differential diagnosis in the neonatal period].
abstract: In this article we present the case of a 2-day-old newborn girl in good general condition, with herpetic arranged pustules on the skin of her whole body. The case highlights the importance of a detailed diagnostic workup for newborns with pustular skin disease. Especially to differentiate between the diagnosis of incontinentia pigmenti and a congenital herpes infection.
authors: Universitäts-Hautklinik, Schittenhelmstr. 7, 24105, Kiel, Deutschland.
authors: A-C
authors: AC
authors: Rosenthal
authors: Universitäts-Hautklinik, Schittenhelmstr. 7, 24105, Kiel, Deutschland. rfoelsterholst@dermatology.uni-kiel.de.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Fölster-Holst
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007184:Incontinentia Pigmenti / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology*
keywords: Blaschko lines; Diagnosis; Direct immunofluorescence; Genodermatosis; Pustules