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© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2022. No commercial reuse. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. DESCRIPTION Congenital erosive and vesicular dermatosis (CEVD) is a rare condition of unknown origin. Classically, it presents at birth with erythema, vesicles, erosions, crusts and fissures, involving over 75% of the skin. The lesions heal spontaneously within 10 days–3 months, leaving behind a pathognomonic reticulate scarring. The authors present the case of a boy, born prematurely at 25 weeks’ gestation by an emergency caesarean delivery to a 31yearold woman (gravida 1, para 0). The pregnancy had been uneventful, with adequate followup. The newborn was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit for severe respiratory distress syndrome (hyaline membrane disease). Although he did not present with any skin changes at birth, after a few weeks, a small erythematous plaque, with hypopigmentated