Neonatal acne vulgaris: a possible feature of the fetal hydantoin syndrome

1 October 1980

journal article
case report
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology

Vol. 103 (4) , 453-455
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1980.tb07271.x

Abstract

A baby with the fetal hydantoin syndrome was found to have acne vulgaris of the face. Hydantoin taken by epileptic women during pregnancy may cause neonatal acne in the offspring.

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