Reviewed: October 2026 Written by Aviva Alyeshmerni, MD, MS, FAAP Board-certified pediatrician since 2009 | Stanford BS and MS | Sackler School of Medicine (Tel Aviv University) MD | UC Irvine Pediatric Residency | Castle
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