Doctors at Panipat Hospital give new lease of life to newborn suffering from Collodion Syndrome
Haryana: A baby born prematurely with a rare and potentially life-threatening skin disease has been given a new lease of life by doctors at Panipat, Haryana.
The baby boy was born at 36 weeks to a couple from Zirakpur in Punjab. He suffered from a congenital skin condition characterized by tight, waxy, shiny skin resembling plastic -- known as Collodion Syndrome.
This autosomal recessive genetic disorder is a dermatological emergency, with an estimated incidence of 1 in 50,000 to 100,000 births, said Cloudnine Newborn Centre in Panipat.
The baby had red skin covered by a thick membrane known as the Collodion Membrane on the chest, upper and lower extremities, with eyelid and lip eversion, and deformed ears.
"The Collodion baby syndrome is a rare and potentially life-threatening dermatological condition. Very few infants with this disorder survive the first week of life and have almost a 50 percent chance of mortality," Dr Shalin Parikh, Consultant Neonatologist & Pediatrician at Cloudnine Group of Hospitals, Panipat, told IANS.
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