Late onset pustular skin eruption in a healthy neonate born from COVID-positive mother: a coincidence or a new skin sign of the infection?

We recently came across a male newborn with diffuse pustular eruption of the trunk and the face appeared at 25th day of life. The baby was born from asymptomatic COVID-19-positive mother and was otherwise healthy. Patient's throat swab PCR diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2 was negative. A detailed clinical examination revealed monomorphic small pustules predominantly affecting the upper part of the chest and to a minor extent the face. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.