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My child, a baby girl whos 2weeks old has a sore flaking skin on the back of her neck. please assist urgently ?

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

Hard to do: Without examining the kid it is hard to offer any suggestions on what may help. There are a variety of common skin issues with a 2 wk old but this does not fit as described. I would have her seen.

Answered 1/30/2020

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A member asked:

My child, a baby girl whos 2weeks old has a sore flaking skin on the back of her neck. please assist urgently ?

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

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