Clinical Reference Systems: Pediatric Advisor 10.0
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Erythema Toxicum
More than 50 percent of babies get a rash called erythema
toxicum on the second or third day of life. The rash is
composed of 1/2- to 1-inch-size red blotches with a small
white lump in the center. They look like insect bites. They
can be numerous, keep occurring, and be anywhere on the body
surface (except palms and soles). The cause of this rash is
unknown and it is harmless. The rash usually disappears by
the time an infant is 2 weeks old, but sometimes not until a
child is 4 weeks old.
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