Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of the Newborn: Report of Five Cases
Por:
Lara LG, Vicente-Villa MA, Rivas MM, Suñol M, Prada F and González-Enseñat MA
Publicada:
1 feb 2017
Ahead of Print:
26 nov 2014
Categoría:
Pediatrics, perinatology and child health
Resumen:
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). Copyright (C) 2014, Taiwan Pediatric Association. Published by Elsevier Taiwan LLC. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.
Filiaciones:
Lara LG:
Dermatology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.
Vicente-Villa MA:
Dermatology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
Rivas MM:
Dermatology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
Suñol M:
Pathology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
Prada F:
Cardiology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
González-Enseñat MA:
Dermatology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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