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  2. Harlequin color change - Wikipedia

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    Harlequin color change is a cutaneous condition seen in newborn babies characterized by momentary red color changes of half the child, sharply demarcated at the body's midline. This transient change occurs in approximately 10% of healthy newborns. [ 1 ]

  3. Harlequin-type ichthyosis - Wikipedia

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    [9] [8] Children who survive the first year of life often have long-term problems such as red skin, joint contractures and delayed growth. [5] The condition affects around 1 in 300,000 births. [ 7 ] It was first documented in a diary entry by Reverend Oliver Hart in America in 1750.

  4. Port-wine stain - Wikipedia

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    The area of skin affected grows in proportion to general growth. Port-wine stains occur most often on the face but can appear anywhere on the body, particularly on the neck, upper trunk, arms and legs. [2] [4] Early stains are usually flat and pink in appearance. As the child matures, the color may deepen to a dark red or purplish color. [2]

  5. Birthmark - Wikipedia

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    The most common color is blue, although they can be blue-gray, blue-black or even deep brown. The Mongolian spot is a congenital developmental condition exclusively involving the skin. The blue colour is caused by melanocytes, melanin-containing cells, that are deep under the skin. [6]

  6. Infantile hemangioma - Wikipedia

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    An infantile hemangioma (IH), sometimes called a strawberry mark due to appearance, is a type of benign vascular tumor or anomaly that affects babies. [1] [2] Other names include capillary hemangioma, [6] "strawberry hemangioma", [7]: 593 strawberry birthmark [8] and strawberry nevus.

  7. Why you see so many newborns swaddled in the same blanket - AOL

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    Nearly e v ery newborn born since the 1950s has been swaddled in the same white, blue and pink blanket. Before then, infants received a dull beige cloth made by a company called Medline.

  8. Erythema toxicum neonatorum - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] [4] It only occurs during the newborn period, but may appear slightly later in premature babies. [2] [5] The rash has a variable appearance. It typically includes blotchy red spots, often with overlying firm, yellow-white bumps or pus-filled boils. [5] [6] There may be only a few or many lesions.

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