A newborn child with lamellar ichthyosis; at birth, the skin is bright red, shiny, translucent, and drawn tight, giving a distorted appearance (as if having been painted with collodion) of immobilization of the face; contraction of the skin causes ectropion, a pressed down appearance of the nose, and a gaping of the mouth and the labia; autosomal d...
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an infant born encased in a tight membrane resembling collodion or parchment, which is subsequently shed. This usually leaves fissures in the baby's skin and is a primary manifestation of some forms of ichthyosis, especially the lamellar type. Occasionally shedding of the membrane leaves relatively normal skin (lamellar exfolia...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a newborn child with lamellar ichthyosis; at birth, the skin is bright red, shiny, translucent, and drawn tight, giving a distorted appearance (as if having been painted with collodion) of immobilization of the face; contraction of the skin causes ectropion, a pressed down appearance of the nose, and a gaping of the mouth...
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A newborn infant that is born with a thick, shiny memranous skin that cracks and peels. The baby is at risk because of increased water loss through the skin, which may result in kidney failure and/ or permanent brain damage if fluid replacement is neglected. The condition may resolve entirely, or it may lead to congenital ichthyosis, or cause dea.....
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Collodion baby is a clinical description for a collodion-like covering that can be present in newborns with various ichthyoses. There is a high mortality, but if the child survives, the collodion surface peels off to reveal a more typical ichthyosis.
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