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