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Teething - Management
What else might it be?
- Common conditions that should be excluded in infants with teething symptoms include:
- Infection — such as acute otitis media, croup, oral candidiasis, respiratory or urinary tract infections, meningitis, and primary herpetic gingivostomatitis.
- Gastrointestinal — such as gastroenteritis, infantile colic, and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
- Dermatological — such as atopic eczema and nappy rash.
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