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To: limit who wrote (1732)	4/13/1998 11:21:00 PM
From: Jeffrey W. Burke	Respond to of 5736

Here's something that happened in a suburb outside of Chicago. For some, you won't care, and for others you might. Take it for what its worth: Baby's 'burns' under investigation ÿÿÿÿMAYWOOD, April 13 - Michael McKinney Jr. came into the world prematurely on Friday at Cook County Hospital. Over the weekend, his parents said he developed burn-like lesions on his body. But doctors say it appears the child has a mysterious skin condition. What really happened? ÿÿÿÿOn Sunday morning, Tracy Travis, the baby's mother, said doctors told her Michael Jr. had third degree burns from head to toe. But they didn't tell her how it happened. ÿÿÿÿAt a news conference this morning, doctors said they aren't 100% sure the baby was burned. "We have not yet determined the precise cause of this baby's skin condition," said Dr. Philip Ziring. ÿÿÿÿMost premature infants lie on what is called a Bilirubin blanket, a lighting device which helps infants with underdeveloped livers to get rid of byproducts of red blood cells. Dr. Ziring said the hospital is currently investigating the role of the Bilirubin pad as "a possible association for this skin condition." ÿÿÿÿThe manufacturers of the blanket visited Cook County Hospital, examined the blanket and ruled out malfunction. Doctors believe the skin condition may be congenital, or an allergic reaction. ÿÿÿÿ"It resembles other kinds of conditions we have seen frequently at Cook County Hospital. When you look at the skin of sick newborns or sick older patients, we have seen [these] blisters," said Dr. Ziring. ÿÿÿÿTravis has since transferred her child to the Loyola Medical Center in Maywood.