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Infant Seems To Have Small Bulge Near Belly Button. Anything Serious?
Posted on
Sat, 11 May 2013
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Sat, 11 May 2013
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Thu, 13 Jun 2013
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Question : My newborn girl is 6 weeks old & she is healthy with normal growth. Suddenly today my wife observed a small bulge or lump like swelling near baby's belly button. Also the baby has been cranky today & has cried whenever we put her down on bed. Is this swelling anything serious and what can be done to cure it.
Hello XXXXXXX
Thanks for the query.
I understand your concern.
A swelling under belly button can be a simple infection, at the same time it can be a peri umblical sinus.
I would like to see a photograph.
This will help me in giving a closer diagnosis.
You have a feature to upload the reports / image by yourself at the right side of the query page, please utilize that so that I can answer your queries better. You can also send the reports/ image to YYYY@YYYY with the subject as 'ATTN: Dr. Rahul Kumar'."
Thank you
Thanks for the query.
I understand your concern.
A swelling under belly button can be a simple infection, at the same time it can be a peri umblical sinus.
I would like to see a photograph.
This will help me in giving a closer diagnosis.
You have a feature to upload the reports / image by yourself at the right side of the query page, please utilize that so that I can answer your queries better. You can also send the reports/ image to YYYY@YYYY with the subject as 'ATTN: Dr. Rahul Kumar'."
Thank you
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