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Article: Infants' Red Scaly Skin Confounds Dx.(diagnostic choices listed)
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- Pediatric News
- Article date:
- September 1, 2001
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MONTEREY, CALIF. - The vast majority of infants with red scaly skin have common inflammatory skin disorders, but pediatricians should always consider other possibilities if there are any atypical features, Dr. Anthony J. Mancini said at a meeting sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
These might include marked severity of the condition, prolonged course, lack of response to therapy, alopecia, failure to thrive, or associated extracutaneous organ involvement.
While this advice is straightforward, it can be difficult to follow. The red scaly baby--defined as an infant with erythroderma covering more than 90% of the skin's surface--can be a ...
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