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11 Day Child Having Small Red Pimple Like Rash On Cheek. What Could This Be?

Small red pimple like rash on the cheek of my 11 day old baby. What could this be?
posted on Sat, 10 Mar 2012
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It could be neonatal acne...its not a condition to be bothered.

It is a result of maternal hormones.



you can apply lactocalamine and in case does not settle in a week kindly meet your dermatologist.



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11 Day Child Having Small Red Pimple Like Rash On Cheek. What Could This Be?

It could be neonatal acne...its not a condition to be bothered. It is a result of maternal hormones. you can apply lactocalamine and in case does not settle in a week kindly meet your dermatologist. Regards