Neonatal hypercalcemia associated with extensive subcutaneous fat necrosis: a case report
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Date
2020-07
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Medip Academy
Abstract
Subcutaneous fat necrosis (SCFN) of the newborn is rare self-limited fat tissue inflammation that usually occurs in term or post-term newborns exposed to perinatal stress factors, such as perinatal asphyxia, meconium aspiration, neonatal sepsis, and therapeutic hypothermia. SCFN usually appears in the first few weeks of life and has a benign course with spontaneous resolution. Monitoring for complications, in particular the potentially life-threatening hypercalcemia, is crucial. In this report, we describe a male infant with extensive SCFN and neonatal hypercalcemia that went through a prolonged course.
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Hypercalcemia, Hypothermia, Neonatal, Panniculitis, Subcutaneous fat necrosis
Citation
Osman Mahmoud M., Hamid Suzan Abdel, Kira Hussein M., Alatar Adel Abdelsalam, Elsabagh Enas M.. Neonatal hypercalcemia associated with extensive subcutaneous fat necrosis: a case report. International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2020 Jul; 7(7): 1641-1644