A Cross-Sectional Prospective Study of Cutaneous Lesions in Newborn

Table 4

Distribution of physiological skin lesions with respect to maturity.

Skin lesions	Full term		Preterm		Postterm
	𝑁	%	𝑁	%	𝑁	%
(1) Vernix caseosa	62	92.5	4	5.9	1	1.5
(2) Physiological scaling	97	92.38	5	4.76	3	2.85
(3) Sebaceous gland hyperplasia	789	88.25	86	9.61	18	2.01
(4) Milia	174	95.08	7	3.8	2	1.09
(5) Epstein pearls	776	87.09	88	9.8	27	3.03
(6) Hypertrichosis	293	83%	53	15.01	7	1.99
(7) Miniature puberty
(a) Hypertrophy of clitoris	23	100
(b) Hypertrophy of mammary glands	69	92	3	4	3	4
(c) Vaginal discharge	33	94.29	2	5.7
(8) Pigmentary changes due to melanin
(a) Epidermal
Linea nigra	417	93.70	18	4.04	10	2.24
Pigmentation of pinna	128	86.29	56	11.29	12	2.41
Knuckle pigmentation	535	92.40	31	5.35	13	2.24
Genital pigmentation	183	90.60	12	5.94	7	3.46
Axillary pigmentation	241	94.14	8	3.13	7	2.73
(b) Dermal
Mongolian spot	765	90.31	68	8.02	14	1.65
(9) Pigmentation other than melanin
Physiological scaling	3	100
(10) Color changes from vascular abnormalities
Acrocyanosis	270	87.37	32	10.35	7	2.26
Harlequin color change	4	100
Cutis marmorata	28	73.68	10	26.31