Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis: A Benign Mimicker of Infection

João Pedro Valente; Luísa Castello-Branco Ribeiro; Teresa Campos

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Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis: A Benign Mimicker of Infection

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João Pedro Valente Pediatric Service Child and Youth Department. Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca. Unidade Local de Saúde Amadora/Sintra. Lisbon. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7618-1755
Luísa Castello-Branco Ribeiro Pediatric Service Child and Youth Department. Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca. Unidade Local de Saúde Amadora/Sintra. Lisbon. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6930-9822
Teresa Campos Pediatric Service Child and Youth Department. Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca. Unidade Local de Saúde Amadora/Sintra. Lisbon. https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8033-1965

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.23416

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Infant, Newborn, Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Melanosis, Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous

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2025-09-15

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Valente JP, Castello-Branco Ribeiro L, Campos T. Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis: A Benign Mimicker of Infection. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2025 Sep. 15 [cited 2025 Dec. 7];38(11):737-8. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/23416

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Vol. 38 No. 11 (2025): November

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