Scarring of the hands resulting from venipunctures in babies

✍ Scribed by A. L. Ouden; H. M. Berger; J. H. Ruys

• Book ID: 104775396
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1986
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 460 KB
• Volume: 145
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0340-6997
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00441854

✦ Synopsis

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.