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What Causes Redness In Belly Button Area Of A Child?

My 17 month old has redness in her belly button area...not on the outside but the inside. We just noticed it during bath time. We bath her daily and didn t notice it before. We used a q-tip to see if its blood but it wasn t and she didn t seem to cry when we touched it. what could it be and should i be concerned?
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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It lolos like some rash
which u need not worry
it may be hemangioma
which is also benign
subsides by itself
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What Causes Redness In Belly Button Area Of A Child?

It lolos like some rash which u need not worry it may be hemangioma which is also benign subsides by itself