UMBILICAL DISCHARGE - Common Patterns Pediatric

1)      Umbilical infection – Mx with Penicillin or Erythromycin

2)      Umbilical granuloma – 1 mm- 1 cm pink, friable, nodule at the base of the umbilicus, persistent discharge. Mx – Silver nitrate application

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