Review the PDF of the fact sheet on blistering diseases in newborns with board-relevant, easy-to-review material. This fact sheet reviews the most common neonatal blistering diseases and discusses their clinical features and management.
After, test your knowledge by answering the 5 practice questions.
1. Which congenital blistering condition is caused by a mast cell growth factor receptor (KIT) mutation?
a. aplasia cutis congenita
b. bullous mastocytosis
c. congenital erosive and vesicular dermatosis
d. epidermolysis bullosa simplex
e. ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens