The caregivers notice that the baby has a dark-black tuft of hair and a dimple over the lumbosacral area. This occurrence is:

a. normal and common
b. normal and rare
c. abnormal and may indicate spina bifida occulta
d. abnormal and may indicate cancer


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A Incorrect. The presence of a dark-black tuft of hair and a dimple over the lumbosacral area is not normal and common.
B Incorrect. The presence of a dark-black tuft of hair and a dimple over the lumbosacral area is not normal and rare.
C Correct. A dark-black tuft of hair or a dimple over the lumbosacral area is abnormal and may indicate that the neonate has a vertebral defect known as spina bifida occulta.
D Incorrect. The presence of a dark-black tuft of hair and a dimple over the lumbosacral area is abnormal but does not indicate cancer.

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