Collodion baby: a case report

Sumandeep Kaur; Gurmeet Kaur; H. C. L. Rawat; Amanpreet Sethi

doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20183551

Authors

Sumandeep Kaur Department of Nursing, University College of Nursing, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab, India
Gurmeet Kaur Department of Pediatrics, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab, India
H. C. L. Rawat Department of Nursing, University College of Nursing, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab, India
Amanpreet Sethi Department of Pediatrics, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3108-0694

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20183551

Keywords:

Collodion baby, Ectropion, Icthyosis

Abstract

Collodion baby is a rare congenital disorder of skin characterized by the presence of extra covering of tough film like membrane which breaks on stretching leading to fissure formation. This condition makes the new-born prone to dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, sepsis and temperature instability leading to frequent complications and high mortality. Here, we present a similar new-born baby born with this condition and presented with severe asphyxia, shock and respiratory failure at birth which was successfully managed in a low resource setting with interdepartmental co-ordination and without the above-mentioned complications.

Metrics

Metrics Loading ...

References

Van Gysel D, Lijnen RL, Moekti SS, De Laat PC, Oranje AP. Collodion baby: a follow‐up study of 17 cases. J Euro Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2002;16(5):472-5.

Judge MR. Collodion baby and Harlequin ichthyosis. Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology. Wiley-Blackwell; 2006;2:118-25.

Shrikhande DY, Chatterjee R, Kumar A, Kochar I, Mandade K, Vasoya M. Collodionbaby: A rare case report. J Dent Med Sci. 2014;13:85-7.

Sharma S, Mahajan VK. Collodion baby. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2011;2:133

Shwayder T, Akland T. Neonatal skin barrier: structure, function and disorders. Dermatol Therapy. 2005;18:87- 103.

Buyse L, Graves C, Marks R, Wijeyesekera K, Alfaham M, Finlay AY. Collodion baby dehydration: the danger of high transepidermal water loss. Brit J Dermatol. 1993;129(1):86-8.

Sharma S, Mahajan VK. Collodion baby. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2011;2:133.

O’Connell JP. A collodion baby. Proc R Soc Med 1977;70:212-3.

Chakraborti C, Tripathi P, Bandopadhyay G, Mazumder DB. Congenital bilateral ectropion in lamellar ichthyosis. Oman J Ophthalmol. 2011;4:35-6.

Jain C, Chopra A, Jassal JS, Shoba P, Gupta M. A clinical course and follow up of two collodion babies. Indian J Dermatol. 2001;46:37-8.