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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1986;29(4):431-435. Published online April 30, 1986.

A Case of Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis with Diffuse Calcification of the Newborn.

Yong Aee Chun¹, Gye Ja LeeYoung¹, Kyo Sun Kim¹, Young Min Ahn¹, Se Hoon Park²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Kang Nam General Hospital, Public Corporation
²Department of Dermatology, Kang Nam General Hospital, Public Corporation

Abstract

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 necrosis of the newborn with diffuse calcification in which multiple intramuscular injection and cesarean section due to preeclampsia and cephalo-pelvic disproportion were suspected as provocative factors.

Keywords :Subcutaneous fat necrosis; Calcification of the tissue.