My Four-year-old Daughter Has A Faded Line From Her Belly

Posted on Thu, 7 May 2020

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Question : My four-year-old daughter has a faded line From her belly button down her abdomen. I thought she may have had a urinary tract infection but it seemed to have resolved because she was urinating normally again. Her Temperature is 99.3 and she was a bit fatigued on and off today but otherwise acting normally. This line is concerning me as I’m afraid the urinary tract infection God for bid Could have turned into sepsis. She is sleeping now, breathing normally and her heart rate seems fine. I took a picture of the line and can send it. Please contact me

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (7 minutes later)

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Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Linea Nigra

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to ask a doctor service..I have gone through your query and viewed the images.

The faint midline pigmented line is linea nigra and is a physiological normal finding in many people. You don't need to worry about it.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you need any more assistance.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj