Congenital erosive and vesicular dermatosis healing with reticulated and supple scarring: Two cases secondary to fungal infection

Pediatr Dermatol. 2023 Sep-Oct;40(5):900-903. doi: 10.1111/pde.15286. Epub 2023 Feb 22.

Abstract

Congenital erosive and vesicular dermatosis (CEVD) is a rare skin condition that most commonly presents as erosive and vesicular lesions on the trunk and extremities in premature infants and heals with characteristic reticulated and supple scarring (RSS). The exact pathogenesis of CEVD is unknown and is typically a diagnosis of exclusion. We present the cases of two extremely premature neonates with Candida septicemia who were found to have diffuse, erythematous skin eruptions shortly after birth that ultimately healed with RSS. Through these cases, we highlight the importance of including fungal infection in the work-up of CEVD healing with RSS.

Keywords: Candidiasis; diseases; erosive dermatitis; infant; neonatal intensive care unit; premature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cicatrix / etiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Mycoses* / complications
  • Mycoses* / pathology
  • Rare Diseases / complications
  • Rare Diseases / pathology
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Abnormalities* / pathology
  • Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous* / pathology
  • Wound Healing