Newborn Rash & a Maternal Link

A 6-day-old infant presents with yellow plaques. The mother had pruritic lesions during Pregnancy. What is the diagnosis and how are these conditions linked?

Herpes gestationis


This 6-day-old infant’s mother had developed intensely pruritic lesions at 33 weeks of gestation. What is the diagnosis?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Congenital syphilis
Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita
Neonatal gonorrhea
Herpes gestationis
Pruritic plaques of pregnancy

Autoimmune, Dermatosis of Pregnancy, Herpes gestationis, Neonate, Pemphigoid gestationis

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