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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2015

10 days after birth an infant developed a sudden fever up to 38,1°C. Objectively: the skin of navel, abdomen and chest is erythematous; there are multiple pea-sized blisters with no infiltration at the base; single bright red moist erosions with epidermal fragments on the periphery. What is your provisional diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Vulgar impetigo
  2. Streptococcal impetigo
  3. Atopic dermatitis
  4. Syphilitic pemphigus
  5. Epidemic pemphigus of newborn
Correct answer

Epidemic pemphigus of newborn

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