Formation of umbilical granulomatosis in neonates

The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Nguyen Minh Tuan - Pediatrician - Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital.

What is an umbilical granuloma? How do umbilical cord granulomas form in babies? How to clean the umbilical cord in a newborn so that it does not get infected and cause umbilical granuloma? This article will help you answer these questions.

Umbilical granulomatosis is a condition in which after the umbilical cord is shed, the epidermal process is slow and causes the umbilical granulomatous tissue to grow excessively.
In neonates, umbilical granulomas are one of the common umbilical abnormalities. Umbilical granulomas are soft, pink, moist, and pedunculated, with elastic granulomatous tissue lesions, ranging in size from 2 to 3 mm to 1 cm, often protracted exudate, the fluid is light red or slightly yellow.

Normally, a newborn's navel falls off between 5 and 10 days after birth and dries up. However, in some children, despite thorough care and hygiene, the umbilical cord is not completely dry and there is a prolonged discharge. Due to prolonged discharge, the navel area is often wet. If not detected and treated, it can lead to inflammation, redness and, in severe cases, an infection of the umbilicus. Inflammation of the umbilicus creates conditions for umbilical granuloma to develop.

Note, parents should not self-treat when the baby's umbilical cord falls off slowly and is not dry, because in some other cases, the umbilical cord also leaks but it is not an umbilical granuloma, it may be due to the existence of a urinary tract. umbilical cord or umbilical cord. In these cases, the treatment will be different. On another visit, the doctor will order other clinical tests to make the differential diagnosis.
When the child has a prolonged umbilical cord leak, parents should take the baby to the hospital for examination to find out if the child has umbilical granulomatosis for appropriate treatment.
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