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Treatment of Umbilical Granuloma in Infants With Topical Application of Common Salt
hosted by Dr. Cecilia Gigena
Chapter 1 of 1 · Evidence & Research
Salt treatment review
Scoping Review of Salt Treatment for Umbilical Granulomas
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What the experts said
A scoping review from Mumbai, India identified evidence of salt treatment for umbilical granulomas by gathering 24 articles.
The success rate of salt treatment for umbilical granulomas was 93.3% across the reviewed studies.
There were no complications reported with salt treatment for umbilical granulomas in the reviewed literature.
There was no recurrence of umbilical granulomas after salt treatment in the reviewed studies.
Common salt appears to be a safe treatment for umbilical granuloma based on the scoping review findings.