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Scarring of the hands resulting from venipunctures in babies

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Scarring of the dorsum of the hand is described, often severe and apparently permanent. This is the result of frequent venipunctures in the neonatal period in low birth weight babies.

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Abbreviations

VLBW:

very low birth weight

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  1. Neonatal Unit, Building 35, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Leiden, Rijnsburgerweg 10, NL-2333 AA, Leiden, The Netherlands

    A. L. Den Ouden, H. M. Berger & J. H. Ruys

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Den Ouden, A.L., Berger, H.M. & Ruys, J.H. Scarring of the hands resulting from venipunctures in babies. Eur J Pediatr 145, 58–59 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00441854

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