acne neonatorum

English

Noun

acne neonatorum (uncountable)

  1. A type of acne that develops in newborns, characterised by open and closed comedones on the cheeks, chin and forehead.
    Synonyms: neonatal acne, acne infantum, neonatal cephalic pustulosis
    • 1979, Korting, G. W. (Günter Waldemar), Diseases of the skin in children and adolescents : a color atlas‎[1], page 200:
      Acneiform eruptions of infants and small children (acne neonatorum and infantum) are rare.
    • 2010, Liebmann-Smith, Joan, Baby body signs : the head-to-toe guide to your child's health, from birth through the toddler years‎[2], page 162:
      There’s another slightly more serious and persistent type of acne that affects some babies, called infantile acne or acne neonatorum.
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