A mother is upset because her newborn has erythema toxicum neonatorum. The nurse should reassure her that this is what?
a. Easily treated
b. Benign and transient
c. Usually not contagious
d. Usually not disfiguring
ANS: B
Erythema toxicum neonatorum, or newborn rash, is a benign, self-limiting eruption of unknown cause that usually appears within the first 2 days of life. The rash usually lasts about 5 to 7 days. No treatment is indicated. Erythema toxicum neonatorum is not contagious. Successive crops of lesions heal without pigmentation.
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