A Rare Presentation of a Newborn with Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis.

A Rare Presentation of a Newborn with Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis. Oman Med J. 2013 Jul;28(4):e054 Authors: Al Shidhani KSH, Al Maani AS, Al Jabri ATJ Abstract Subcutaneous fat necrosis of newborn is a form of panniculitis that often occurs in term and post-term neonate with predisposing risk factors such as perinatal asphyxia and maternal gestational diabetes. A cutaneous involvement may be associated with metabolic complications such as hypoglycemia, hypercalcemia and hypertriglyceridemia. Here, we present a case of Subcutaneous fat necrosis of newborn with bilateral symmetrical involvement of both axillas in a perinatal asphyxiated newborn that has not been previously described in the literature. In this case, there were no major complications apart from asymptomatic hypercalcemia. PMID: 31435476 [PubMed]
Source: Oman Medical Journal - Category: Middle East Health Tags: Oman Med J Source Type: research