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Iatrogenic Anetoderma of Prematurity: A Series of 5 Clinical Cases and Literature Review
Aleksandra Matić
orcid.org/0000-0002-5118-1580
; Pediatric clinic, Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
Sonja Prćić
; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia
Milan Matić
; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia
Sažetak
Iatrogenic anetoderma of prematurity (IAOP) represents a benign iatrogenic dermatosis characterized by focal, welldemarcated areas of atrophic skin in preterm infants. We present
the cases of 5 infants diagnosed with IAOP during a 3-year period in a tertiary-care university hospital. Skin atrophy patches
were absent at birth in all presented infants, and there was no
family history of anetoderma. All of the infants were born with
very low gestation and birth weight, with a clinical course that
was complicated with several serious prematurity-related complications with consequent long periods of unstable vital functions
and the need for continuous monitoring. Skin defects consistent
with IAOP were located on the previous ECG electrode sites. IAOP
changes in all the infants were in the form of oval patches of skin
atrophy in the middle chest region, with an additional few small,
round patches bellow the nipple on both sides in one girl. Diagnosis of IAOP was based on characteristic clinical findings. IAOP is
rare, benign, but permanent skin injury in the most immature of
infants, with a potential for considerable aesthetic and psychological burden. Due to the constant increase in survival of very
and extremely preterm infants, more often without major developmental consequences, milder complications like IAOP will become more and more important.
Ključne riječi
anetoderma, premature infants, fetal monitoring
Hrčak ID:
281273
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Datum izdavanja:
16.7.2020.
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