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Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of the Newborn: A 20‐Year Retrospective Study
Author(s) -
Del PozzoMagaña Blanca R.,
Ho Nhung
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.12973
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrocalcinosis , retrospective cohort study , incidence (geometry) , prospective cohort study , fat necrosis , pediatrics , panniculitis , natural history , subcutaneous fat , surgery , adipose tissue , dermatology , kidney , physics , optics
Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn ( SFN ) is a rare form of panniculitis that can be complicated by hypercalcemia and nephrocalcinosis. We conducted a 20‐year retrospective cohort study of 30 patients to describe the clinical characteristics of SFN and the prevalence of hypercalcemia and other complications. Hypoxia and therapeutic hypothermia ( TH ) seem to play an important role in the development of SFN . Hypercalcemia developed in 63% of patients, three of whom developed nephrocalcinosis. There is a need for well‐controlled prospective studies to determine the natural history, prevalence, and incidence of complications of SFN .