Cutis Marmorata

Aka: Cutis Marmorata

II. Definition

  1. Normal cold response in newborns that resolves with rewarming
  2. Symmetric skin mottling involving an infant's trunk and extremities

III. Physiology

  1. Normal newborn physiologic response to cold

IV. Symptoms

  1. Episodic mottling with cold exposure for the first few months of life

V. Signs

  1. Skin mottling symmetrically involving the trunk and extremities

VI. Management

  1. Resolves with rewarming of skin

VII. References

  1. O'Connor (2008) Am Fam Physician 77:47-52 [PubMed]

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Related Studies

Ontology: Cutis marmorata (C0263401)

Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
SnomedCT 201304006, 26825009
English Telangiectatica Congenita, cutis marmorata, Cutis marmorata (disorder), cutis; marmorata, marmorata; cutis, Cutis marmorata, Cutis Marmorata
Dutch cutis marmorata, cutis; marmorata, marmorata; cutis
French Cutis marmorata vascularis
German Cutis marmorata
Italian Cute marmorata
Portuguese Cutis marmorata
Spanish Cutis marmorata, piel marmórea (trastorno), piel marmórea
Japanese 大理石様皮膚, ﾀﾞｲﾘｾｷﾖｳﾋﾌ
Czech Cutis marmorata
Hungarian Cutis marmorata
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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