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A Case of Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis in Neonate with Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Mi Ae Hong, Kyung Chang Oh, Seung In Ahn, Hye Jung Shin, Jin Keun Chang, Byung Doo Lee, Beyong Il Kim, Jung-Hwan Choi
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(11):1422-1425.   Published online November 15, 2002
Subcutaneous fat necrosis in neonates is a rare disease characterized by skin lesions, which may be single or multiple, poorly circumscribed and often tender erythematous nodules or plaques on cheeks, buttocks, back, arms, and thighs. These symptoms are usually self-limited; resolution occurs over a period of weeks to months. Subcutaneous fat necrosis affects full term and healthy- appearing infants who...
A Case of Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis Of the Newborn
Hong Shin Jeon, Myung Ik Lee, Don Hee Ahn, Hee Jun Yoo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(3):405-409.   Published online March 15, 1994
A 7 day old female baby suffered from perinatal asphyxia and trauma at birth. Subsequently, she had a violeceous subcutaneous plaque on back. The clinical setting, the skin manifestation and the histologic findings of the lesion were diagnostic of subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn. Histologic findings revealed fat necrosis with infiltration of inflammatory cells, foreign body giant cells and...
A Case of Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis with Diffuse Calcification of the Newborn.
Yong Aee Chun, Gye Ja LeeYoung, Kyo Sun Kim, Young Min Ahn, Se Hoon Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1986;29(4):431-435.   Published online April 30, 1986
Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn is an uncommon inflammatory disorder of adipose tissue, which is characterzed by multiple erythematous subcutaneous nodular swellings appearing in the first week to a month of life with occasional diffuse calcification. The precipitating factors presumably concerned in the disease are asphyxia, birth trauma, irritation and cold exposure. We observed a case of subcutaneous fat...
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