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My daughter is 1 month old .She has a red mark on her scalp that started after 1 week after she born...Attached is the photo. Please let me know if that is just a mark or something else.
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Though your photograph is clear but truely speaking, a lot cant be commented without palpating( touching) the lesion.
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