Transient Benign Neonatal Skin Findings
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This fact sheet lists benign findings that can be seen in neonates and infants.
2. While in the newborn nursery prior to discharge, the attending pediatrician notices a rash on a 2-day-old neonate who is otherwise completely healthy. The pediatrician consults a dermatologist for his/her opinion. The dermatologist sees erythematous macules with central pustules located predominately on the trunk and proximal extremities. A pustule is unroofed with a blade, the contents smeared on a glass slide, and a Giemsa stain is performed. What is the predominant cell type you would expect to see on histological examination?
a. eosinophils
b. Langerhans cells
c. lymphocytes
d. neutrophils
e. no cells are visualized
