Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of the Newborn: Report of Five Cases
Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn (SCFN) is a rare, self-limited disorder of the panniculus which appears in the first few weeks of life. SCFN generally follows an uncomplicated course. However, there are important complications for which the patient must be regularly monitored, including thr...
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| author | Leire González Lara Asunción Vicente Villa María Mercedes Otero Rivas Mariona Sunol Capella Fredy Prada María Antonia González Enseñat |
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| description | Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn (SCFN) is a rare, self-limited disorder of the panniculus which appears in the first few weeks of life. SCFN generally follows an uncomplicated course. However, there are important complications for which the patient must be regularly monitored, including thrombocytopenia, hypoglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and most importantly, hypercalcemia. We report five infants with SCFN. All children were born at term. The onset of lesions was between 1 day and 20 days after birth. The back was the most frequent location. Birth hypoxia was the most frequent risk factor. Complications included hypercalcemia, hypoglycemia, and metastatic calcifications (disseminated subcutaneous calcifications, nephrocalcinosis, and myocardial calcifications). This study provides the first case of SCFN in the context of hypoxic encephalopathy and refractory septic shock that required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c866bd6b46bf4124a8dbdbe702209ff62022-12-22T01:42:40ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722017-02-01581858810.1016/j.pedneo.2014.06.010Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of the Newborn: Report of Five CasesLeire González Lara0Asunción Vicente Villa1María Mercedes Otero Rivas2Mariona Sunol Capella3Fredy Prada4María Antonia González Enseñat5Dermatology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, SpainDermatology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, SpainDermatology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, SpainPathology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, SpainCardiology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, SpainDermatology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, SpainSubcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn (SCFN) is a rare, self-limited disorder of the panniculus which appears in the first few weeks of life. SCFN generally follows an uncomplicated course. However, there are important complications for which the patient must be regularly monitored, including thrombocytopenia, hypoglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and most importantly, hypercalcemia. We report five infants with SCFN. All children were born at term. The onset of lesions was between 1 day and 20 days after birth. The back was the most frequent location. Birth hypoxia was the most frequent risk factor. Complications included hypercalcemia, hypoglycemia, and metastatic calcifications (disseminated subcutaneous calcifications, nephrocalcinosis, and myocardial calcifications). This study provides the first case of SCFN in the context of hypoxic encephalopathy and refractory septic shock that required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957214001685hypercalcemiametastatic calcificationsnewbornsubcutaneous fat necrosis |
| spellingShingle | Leire González Lara Asunción Vicente Villa María Mercedes Otero Rivas Mariona Sunol Capella Fredy Prada María Antonia González Enseñat Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of the Newborn: Report of Five Cases Pediatrics and Neonatology hypercalcemia metastatic calcifications newborn subcutaneous fat necrosis |
| title | Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of the Newborn: Report of Five Cases |
| title_full | Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of the Newborn: Report of Five Cases |
| title_fullStr | Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of the Newborn: Report of Five Cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of the Newborn: Report of Five Cases |
| title_short | Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of the Newborn: Report of Five Cases |
| title_sort | subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn report of five cases |
| topic | hypercalcemia metastatic calcifications newborn subcutaneous fat necrosis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957214001685 |
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