Thank you for your interest in contributing to American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) publications and resources. Your contributions are invaluable for enhancing medical education and pediatric care.
 
AAP Publications is requesting submissions of high-quality images showing findings as indicated below. All images will be reviewed, although not all images will be selected for publication. You will be notified by AAP staff regarding your submission in the case of acceptance. The statement "Image appears courtesy of..." will accompany your name in any publications for which your image is used.
 
Please submit only images that belong to you. You may submit up to 10 images as a time; if you would like to submit more than 10 images, you can submit multiple forms. If you would like to submit a collection or series of images, please load them individually as indicated in the form and leave a note in the Image Description boxes stating that the images belong to a collection.

Submissions preferred by 10/1/2022.

If you have questions about this form, please contact mcorey@aap.org.
 
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Please submit images of the following findings, organized by body system, in newborns.

Images depicting diverse skin tones are highly requested and will be prioritized.

  • General:
    • Color Variations: Acrocyanosis, Central cyanosis, Facial bruising, Pallor, Ruddy
    • Tone Variations: Hypertonic, Hypotonic
  • Head:
    • Molding
    • Cephalohematoma
    • Caput Succedaneum
    • Subgaleal Hemorrhage
  • Eyes:
    • Subconjunctival hemorrhage
    • Dacrocystocele
    • Anisocoria
    • Cataract vs Glaucoma
    • Ophthalmoscopic findings: normal variations in retinal reflex coloration vs leukocoria
    • Gonococcal vs Chlamydia Conjunctivitis
  • Ears:
    • Posterior rotation vs Low set
    • Preauricular Pits
    • Preauricular skin tag
    • Atresia or Microtia
    • Positional deformity of pinna
  • Nose:
    • Flared Nasal Alae
    • Septal deviation vs positional deformity
  • Mouth:
    • Clefts (lip, palate)
    • Epulis
    • Natal teeth
    • Ankyloglossia
    • Bifid uvula
    • Sucking blister
  • Neck:
    • Webbing vs Loose Nuchal Skin
    • Masses
    • Branchial Cleft Sinus
    • Torticollis
  • Clavicles:
    •  Brachial Plexus Injury (Erb’s Palsy)
  • Chest:
    • Rudimentary supernumerary nipple in a newborn
    • Wide spaced nipples
    • Pectus excavatum, carinatum, prominent xyphoid
  • Abdomen:
    • Diastasis Rectus
    • Umbilical Hernia
    • Prune Belly
  • Cord:
    • Single umbilical artery
    • Hematoma
    • Omphalitis
  • Inguinal:
    • Hernia
  • Hips:
    • Asymmetric thigh creases
    • Galeazzi sign
  • GU:
    • Ambiguous genitalia
    • Hydrometrocolpos
    • Imperforate Hymen
    • Testicular nondescent
    • Testicular torsion
    • Hydrocoele
    • Scrotal hernia
    • Penile torsion
    • Chordee
    • Hypospadias
    • Megameatus
    • Webbing
    • Buried penis
  • Rectum:
    • Imperforate anus
  • Spine:
    • Congenital scoliosis
  • Sacral findings:
    • Tufts, Dimples, Sinuses
    • Overlying skin findings of concern
    • Y-shaped gluteal cleft
  • Limbs:
    • Polydactyly
    • Syndactyly
    • Overlapping fingers (fixed)
    • Limb reductions
    • Amniotic bands
  • Skin: 
    • Milia vs Sebaceous Hyperplasia
    • Hemangiomas
    • Nevi (melanocytic, sebaceous, giant, epidermal)
    • Café au Lait
    • Peeling/post-dates, Physiologic Desquamation
    • Meconium staining
    • Port Wine Stain
    • Blueberry Muffin rash
    • Petechiae
    • Sucking Blister
    • Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis
    • Erythema Toxicum vs HSV vs Neonatal Acne
    • Incontinentia Pigmenti
    • Cutis marmorata

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