cutis marmorata


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cu·tis mar·mo·ra·'ta

a normal, physiologic, pink, marblelike mottling of the skin in infants, persisting abnormally in some children on exposure to cold.

cutis marmorata

skin that has a "marbled" appearance caused by conspicuous dilation of small vessels. See also livedo.
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Cutis marmorata

cu·tis mar·mo·ra·ta

(kyū'tis mahr-mō-rā'tă)
A normal, physiologic, pink, marblelike mottling of the skin in infants, persisting abnormally in some children on exposure to cold.

cutis marmorata

Transient mottling of the skin caused by exposure to decreased temperature.
Synonym: mottling
See also: cutis
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Other findings like physiological desquamation, Mongolian spots, miliaria, cutis marmorata and erythema neonatorum did not show statistically significant difference.
Cutis marmorata was seen in 10% of the neonates, Jain et al.
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AOS belongs to ACC group II and presents with variable clinical manifestations including limbs reduction, aplasia cutis congenita, cutis marmorata and cardiac anomalies.
Adams-Oliver syndrome: A case report

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