Adolescent girl with frizzy hair knotted in a bundle

A Neonate with Knotted Lanugo

“…The child was diagnosed with contact dermatitis, knotted lanugo, and suspected septicemia requiring a 7-day course of systemic antibiotics. 1 The erythema resolved after standard treatment comprising washing and paraffin oil application. Four weeks later, the lanugo shed naturally.…”