Resumen

LEYVA PEGUERO, Yileisy Esperanza; QUEROL BETANCOURT, Nodalys  y  GONZALEZ RIVERO, Maritza. Arlekin ichthyosis in a newborn baby. MEDISAN [online]. 2022, vol.26, n.1, pp. 133-140.  Epub 24-Ene-2022. ISSN 1029-3019.

The case report of a newborn baby, product of an eutocic childbirth, at term and normal weight, is described. He was assisted in Barrillas Distrital Hospital, belonging to the rural area of the Huehuetenango Department in Guatemala due to big and thick flakes disseminated in the skin when being born, as well as eversion of eyelids and lips. Arlekin ichthyosis was diagnosed, reason why he was admitted to the Neonates Care Unit of this center. The clinical course was unfavorable, with persistence of complications, such as serious sepsis and hydroelectrolitic disorders, in spite of the medical treatment, reason why he died after 6 days of being born and same period of hospitalization.

Palabras clave : newborn baby; arlekin ichthyosis; genodermatosis; cutaneous disease.

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