Skin lesions in preterm and term newborns from southern Italy and their relationship to neonatal, parental and pregnancy-related variables

Cutaneous lesions are common in the neonatal period and usually physiological, transient and self-limited; infrequently, they are pathological and require treatment and collaboration between dermatologists and neonatologists. Particular conditions, like prematurity, can influence onset, type and evolution of cutaneous manifestations. Of the several articles in literature about skin findings in newborns, only few were performed in Southern European countries. We aimed to investigate dermatological findings in a sample of neonates within the first 7 days of life and to evaluate the association between skin lesions and neonatal, parental or pregnancy-related variables.