Severe Unusual Presentation of Fat Necrosis in Neonatal Age: A Case Report

Citation Albokhari SA, Abu-Ouf NM. Severe unusual presentation of fat necrosis in neonatal age: a case report. JKAU Med Sci 2015; 22 (4): 53-57. DOI: 10.4197/Med. 22.4.7 Abstract Fat necrosis in newborns is estimated to be a rare and self-healing (limited) condition that aff ects full term or post term newborns in the fi rst few weeks of life. The etiology is not clear and even then this disorder is linked with hypothermia, thrombocytopenia, anemia, gestational diabetes, neonatal hypoxia, and obstetric trauma, preeclampsia and maternal exposure to cocaine or calcium channel blockers usage at the time of pregnancy. Hypercalcemia is considered the most serious, albeit rare, complication appearing a maximum six months after skin lesions.