PEDIATRICS Vol. 32 No. 6 December 1963, pp. 1099-1101
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Common Bullous Lesions—Presumably Self-Inflicted—Occurring in Utero in the Newborn Infant

WILLIAM F. MURPHY M.D.1 and A. LOUISE LANGLEY R.N.2

1 Chief of Pediatrics, Kings Daughters, Children's Hospital and Norfolk General Hospital
2 Supervisor, Newborn Nursery, Norfolk Virginia

A relatively common bullous lesion of the skin of the newborn infant has been described. It is presumed that these lesions are self-inflicted in utero as a consequence of vigorous sucking reflex in otherwise normal newborns.




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