[A neonate with erythema around the umbilicus]

Abstract

A 19-day-old healthy girl presented with a livid erythematous patch on the skin around the umbilicus. The umbilical stump detached a week before the presentation. There were no signs of infection. The diagnosis is a self-limited neonatal periumbilical erythema. The erythema faded within a week. Conflict of interest and financial support: none.