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Miliaria Rubra (Prickly Heat)

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A distraught 22-year-old mother presents her 9-month-old infant with a generalized papular eruption over the neck and upper torso. The child is irritable but otherwise alert and active. There are no other constitutional or systemic signs. You suspect miliaria.

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(2006). Miliaria Rubra (Prickly Heat). In: Dermatology Skills for Primary Care. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-906-0:101

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