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Sclerema neonatorum

Report of three cases treated with cortisone

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Three cases of sclerema neonatorum have been described and treated with cortisone with good results.

Views on etiology and pathology of sclerema neonatorum as well as the mode of action of cortisone and A.C.T.H. have been reviewed.

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    P. C. Bajpai, P. Singh & U. Bhatia

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From the Department of Pediatrics, Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow.

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Bajpai, P.C., Singh, P. & Bhatia, U. Sclerema neonatorum. Indian J Pediatr 24, 207–212 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02822309

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