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What Could Darkening Of Lips And Ears Skin In An Infant Indicate?

Hi My 2 weeks old newborn baby girl has got half (inner) part of her lips dark, could you pls tell if it is some skin problem. her ears also seem to be dark, i heard people telling that the skin color is based on the color of the ears, so will she loose her color
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Probably this is peripheral cyanosis.
This is a harmless condition and it will fade away in due course.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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What Could Darkening Of Lips And Ears Skin In An Infant Indicate?

Hi, Thank you for asking question on health care magic. Probably this is peripheral cyanosis. This is a harmless condition and it will fade away in due course. Hope this answer will serve your purpose Please feel free to ask any more queries if required Take care Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH Associate professor of pediatrics