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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(11):1422-1425. Published online November 15, 2002.

A Case of Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis in Neonate with Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

Mi Ae MA Hong¹, Kyung Chang KC Oh¹, Seung In SI Ahn¹, Hye Jung HJ Shin¹, Jin Keun JK Chang¹, Byung Doo BD Lee¹, Beyong Il BI Kim², Jung-Hwan JH Choi²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Hanil General Hospital, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence Jin Keun JK Chang ,Email: atomjin@kepco.co.kr

Abstract

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 have experienced perinatal distress such as hypoxic insult, birth trauma and hypothermia. Most skin lesions appear within the first two weeks of life. We experienced a case of subcutaneous fat necrosis in a neonate with hypoxic insult and report the case with a brief review of the literature.

Keywords :Subcutaneous fat necrosis in neonate, Hypoxic insult