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Umbilical Cord Infection

2016-12-20 19:10:50
Any permanent cure for Umbilical cord infection? Without surgery? Please help as it has been repeatedly occuring.
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Hi there I understand your concern and anxiety....main causes may be acquired conditions, such as pilonidal sinus disease,, infection due to hair tufts and foreign bodies and non-specific acute and chronic inflammation and abscess of the umbilicus...Consult nearest surgeon for clinical examination they will do the needful.

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