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Blistering Diseases in Newborns

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As part of our commitment to resident education, Cutis is excited to offer this monthly section with board-relevant, easy-to-review material.

Blistering diseases in newborns can be caused by infections, genetic or metabolic disorders, and other conditions. This fact sheet reviews the most common neonatal blistering diseases and discusses their clinical features and management.

4. Which congenital blistering condition can be caused by prenatal exposure to methimazole?

a. aplasia cutis congenita

b. bullous mastocytosis

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c. dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

d. Kindler syndrome

e. pemphigus syphiliticus