Transient abdominal telangiectasia of the newborn. Issue 4 (21st June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Juzot, Cécile; Aubert, Hélène; Bessis, Didier; Boccara, Olivia; Bourrat, Emmanuelle; Chiaverini, Christine; Flamant, Cyril; Fournet, Marine; Hubiche, Thomas; Labrèze, Christine; Martin, Ludovic; Piram, Maryam; Seta, Vannina; Finon, Antoine; Maruani, Annabel; Barbarot, Sébastien
• Is Part Of: Pediatric dermatology. Volume 38:Issue 4(2021)
• Page Start: 864
• Page End: 867
• Publication Date: 2021-06-21
• Subjects: neonatology -- newborn -- skin manifestations -- telangiectasia; Pediatric dermatology -- Periodicals; Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.925
• DOI: 10.1111/pde.14620
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0736-8046

Abstract

Abstract: We report 20 newborns who developed, at a median age of 7 days, large abdominal patches of radially arranged purplish telangiectasia in a bilateral and symmetrical pattern in relation to the midline, creating a "butterfly wing" pattern. Clinical examination was normal in 13 newborns, six newborns had abdominal distention, and one newborn had poor weight gain due to inadequate breastfeeding. Most lesions spontaneously resolved within 3 months and did not reoccur for 19 newborns. Transient abdominal telangiectasia of the newborn (TATN) appears to be a distinctive entity that has not been previously described.