collodion baby

Known causes of collodion baby include ichthyosis vulgaris and trichothiodystrophy.

This is known as self-healing collodion baby.

Collodion baby can have severe medical consequences, mainly because the baby can lose heat and fluid through the abnormal skin.

Tests that can be used to find the cause of collodion baby include examination of the hairs, blood tests and a skin biopsy.

In medicine, the term collodion baby applies to newborns who appear to have an extra layer of skin (known as a collodion membrane) that has a collodion-like quality.

Most cases (approximately 75%) of collodion baby will go on to develop a type of autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis (either lamellar ichthyosis or congenital ichthyosiform erythrodema).