Clinical Quiz
The Hong Kong Practitioner VOLUME 23 / November 2001

A baby with a facial skin eruption

C Y Leung 梁志仁

A monthly clinical quiz is published in The Hong Kong Practitioner. Readers are invited to participate and a prize draw, sponsored by Pfizer Corporation, will be undertaken among the successful entries each month. For entry into the draw, simply answer the question, fill in the reply slip and return it to the College by November 29, 2001. Each reader is allowed to submit one entry only. The name of the winner and the answer will be published in the December issue.

Clinical history:
This one month old baby developed an erythematous annular eruption on his face. His mother was apparently in good health with unremarkable antenatal and perinatal history.

What is the diagnosis?

A. Seborrhoeic dermatitis
B. Neonatal lupus erythematosus
C. Atopic dermatitis
D. Tinea faciei

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The slide and the question were prepared by:
Dr C Y Leung, FHKAM(Med)
Senior Medical Officer,
South Kwai Chung Clinic, Social Hygiene Service, Department of Health, Kwai Chung, N.T., Hong Kong.