A focused evaluation of scalp hair should be part of every newborn physical assessment. Although typically completed in the delivery room, it may be useful to re-evaluate the infant after the ...

Newborns can sometimes develop a scaly scalp known as cradle cap ... Tiny blistering-like bumps may be a rash called E-tox or erythema toxicum. The bumps may look like fleabites and should ...

Similar to what you see in the teenage years – minus the blackheads – baby acne often shows up on the cheeks, eyelids, and nose, and sometimes on the forehead, chin, scalp, neck ... what looks like ...

For this reason, a systematic step-by-step assessment of the hair and scalp should be an integral part of every initial newborn physical assessment. This article reviews the clinically relevant ...