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Harlequin Color Change in a Neonate

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  • Gert van den Berg, M.D., Ph.D.,
  • and Hanneke Bakker, M.D., Ph.D.

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A male neonate with Ebstein’s anomaly had respiratory distress immediately after birth. On the third day of life, a clearly demarcated erythema developed on one side of the body, known as harlequin color change.


Gert van den Berg, M.D., Ph.D.
Hanneke Bakker, M.D., Ph.D.
Erasmus MC Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

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