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| Fig. 57.2 Extramedullary dermal erythropoiesis. Although described as 'blueberry muffin' babies, because of the bluish tint in some cases, they can also have red indurated nodules, as seen in this patient. (Courtesy of the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center teaching files.) |
This term applies to babies exhibiting blue-red or red indurated macules or papules on the face, trunk, or scalp present at birth, or within the first 2 days of life (Fig. 57-2). These lesions represent extramedullary dermal erythropoiesis and are seen in congenital rubella syndrome, toxoplasmosis, cytomegalovirus infection, neuroblastoma, leukemia, erythroblastosis fetalis, and twin transfusion syndrome.
Holland KE, Galbraith SS, Drolet BA: Neonatal violaceous skin lesions: expanding the differential of the “blueberry muffin baby,”
Adv Dermatol 21:153–192, 2005.
