Postgraduate Medicine · 1969 · 34 citations · 0 references
MedicineDermatologyPediatricsEyelid DisordersNeonatologyPediatric DermatologyCongenital Skin DisordersEyelid UlcerationInfant Skin ConditionsInflammatory Skin DisordersNeonatal DermatologyPediatric Eyelid DisordersCongenital Skin AnomaliesConservative Surgical TreatmentInflammatory Skin ChangesPediatric Skin PathologyPrematurity-related Skin ImmaturityTight Closure
Collodion skin disease usually affects premature infants. They have tight, thin skin like parchment and hold their faces immobile. Their eyelids are either sealed tight or everted. The case reported here, of a boy born with typical skin changes and everted lids, responded to conservative treatment.