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|Extent of resolution ||Spontaneous and complete || Spontaneous, very rarely leaves elevated margins and calcifications. | |Extent of resolution ||Spontaneous and complete || Spontaneous, very rarely leaves elevated margins and calcifications. | ||
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|Intervention || Not needed || Incision or aspiration in case of infection or hyperbilirubinemia. | |Intervention || Not needed || Incision or aspiration in case of infection or hyperbilirubinemia.<ref>Meharban Singh, Care of the Normal Newborn, Care of Newborn, Revised Eighth edition (2017), CBS Publishers and Distributors Pvt. Ltd., Chapter 8, Page No: 163. </ref> | ||
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===Diaper rash (gudakuttaka) === | ===Diaper rash (gudakuttaka) === | ||
Due to increased sweating or adhesion of feces to the anal region, coppery-colored lesion associated with itching occurs. Gudakutta in Ayurveda is also popular by other names Matrkadosha, Ahiputana, Anamika (Diaper rash or diaper dermatitis). [A. Hr. Uttara Sthana 2/69-70] | Due to increased sweating or adhesion of feces to the anal region, coppery-colored lesion associated with itching occurs. Gudakutta in Ayurveda is also popular by other names Matrkadosha, Ahiputana, Anamika (Diaper rash or diaper dermatitis). [A. Hr. Uttara Sthana 2/69-70] | ||