Colloidon baby seven years later. Case Report

Authors

  • Dunia Sotolongo Díaz
  • Anisia Yolanda Pérez Jiménez
  • Pedro Obregón Valdivia
  • Manuel Agustín Pérez de Corcho
  • Idalmis Navarro Pírez

Abstract

Introduction: within genodermatosis, congenital ichthyosis are the result of genetic mutations that disrupt the formation of the epidermis, especially cornification processes. The term collodion baby defines a rare skin disease of the newborn, characterized by a thick membrane covering the body surface area.

Case report: a case of a collodion baby coming seven years later is presented. Male patient, white, 7 years old, eutocic delivery at 38 weeks gestation, weighing 3300 g, apgar8/9, without relevant family history or other obstetric data of importance.

Conclusions: the patient has kept track by the Dermatology Consultation periodically during the seven years; it has been incorporated to the treatment the psychological monitoring and social workers, receive primary education in his home in order to improve his quality of life

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Author Biographies

Dunia Sotolongo Díaz

Máster en Enfermedades Infecciosas. Especialista de 1er Grado en Dermatología. Profesor Asistente. Hospital Universitario “Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola”. Ciego de Ávila, Cuba.

Anisia Yolanda Pérez Jiménez

Máster en Medicina Natural y Tradicional. Especialista 2do Grado en Dermatología. Profesor Interconsultante. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Ciego de Ávila, Cuba.

Pedro Obregón Valdivia

Especialista de 1er Grado en Dermatología. Especialista de 1er Grado en Medicina General Integral. Profesor Asistente. Hospital Universitario “Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola”. Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

Manuel Agustín Pérez de Corcho

Máster en Atención Integral al Adulto Mayor. Especialista de 1er Grado en Medicina Interna. Profesor Auxiliar. Hospital Universitario “Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola”. Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

Idalmis Navarro Pírez

Máster en Atención al Niño con Discapacidad. Lic. Defectología. Policlínico Universitario “Belkis Sotomayor Álvarez”. Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

Published

2015-09-01

How to Cite

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Sotolongo Díaz D, Pérez Jiménez AY, Obregón Valdivia P, Pérez de Corcho MA, Navarro Pírez I. Colloidon baby seven years later. Case Report. Mediciego [Internet]. 2015 Sep. 1 [cited 2024 May 19];21(3). Available from: https://revmediciego.sld.cu/index.php/mediciego/article/view/452

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