Caput succedaneum~

• swelling of the scalp
• involves presenting part
• caused by the pressure exerted on the part during labor and delivery
• involving the scalp only
• crosses suture lines
• resolves quickly over several days

Cephalhematoma~

• subperiosteal bleed
• limited to bone
• does not cross suture line
• a/w overlying non-depressed skull fracture
• slow bleeders - not present at birth
• increase in size in few days
• a rim can be felt around the edge
• resolve spontaneously over several months
• can be fooled by bilateral cephalhematomas
• common cause of jaundice

Cafe-au-lait spots~

• tan or light brown lesions
• can occur anywhere
• vary in size
• sharply demarcated

Nevus sebaceus (of Jodassohn)~

• seen in infancy
• yellow-orange plaques resembling flat warts
• located on scalp
• have potential to become malignant
• usually removed

Capillary (Strawberry) hemangiomas~

• macular lesions
• quickly grow in the 1st year of life
• occur anywhere
• bright red, reminiscent of a strawberry
• tx not necessary
• regress spontaneously
• + stridor - subglottic hemangioma

Salmon Patch~

• seen over the eyelids, glabella, nuchal area
• flat vascular lesion
• disappear with time
• DDx - Port wine stains (permanent & unilateral)
• becomes darker red when cries

Neonatal Acne~

• response to circulating androgenic hormones
• rarely require therapy