Morphea occurs usually in:
A i.e. Forehead Mongolian spots, milia, miliaria, neonatal acne, transient neonatal pustular melanosis and erythema toxicum are benign, spontaneously self resolving conditionsQ. Whereas, powine stain represents progressive ectasia of superficial vascular plexus mostly involving face and is best treated by 585 nm pulsed dry laser. - Mongolion spots are blue / slate gray well demarcated macular lesions, most frequently involving buttock area (sacral > gluteal & lumbar trunk)Q in 80% of black & Indians. Involvement of posterior thigh, legs, back & shoulders is not uncomonQ. It is mis- nomer because it is not related to Down's syndrome & usually disappear before 1st bihdayQ. Erythema toxicum neonatorum (toxic erythema of new born) occurs in 20-50% of term infants - usually 2nd and later deliveries who are otherwise healthyQ. It is rare in preterm & under weight (mostly appear between 24-48 hours,on face, trunk, buttocks & proximal extremities, or pressure sites, - in form of macule, papule, wheal & pustule. Palm & soles are not involved. Wright's stain of lesion show neumerous eosinophils without peripheral eosinophilia.
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