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Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn: Be aware of hypercalcaemia
Author(s) -
Borgia Francesco,
Pasquale Loredana De,
Cacace Caterina,
Meo Petronilla,
Guarneri Claudio,
Cannavo Serafinella P
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00862.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hypercalcaemia , hypertriglyceridemia , necrosis , asphyxia , subcutaneous fat , anemia , pediatrics , surgery , adipose tissue , calcium , cholesterol , triglyceride
Abstract: Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn is an uncommon, self‐limiting panniculitis that usually occurs in full‐term infants as a consequence of perinatal asphyxia. The cutaneous involvement may be associated with metabolic complications such as hypoglycaemia, thrombocytopenia, hypertriglyceridemia, anemia and hypercalcaemia. The delayed onset of hypercalcaemia, 1–6 months after the development of the skin manifestations, imposes a prolonged follow‐up to avoid its acute toxic effects on cardiovascular and renal systems and the more durable metastatic calcifications.