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Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn
complicated with hypercalcaemiaAbdollah Karimi1, Shirin Sayyahfar2, Farzaneh Jadali3, Alireza Fahimzad4,
Shahnaz Armin5, Javad Ghorubi6, Mana Hadipour Jahromi7, Sasan Saket8ABSTRACT
Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn (SCFN) is an unusual disorder which occurs in term or post-term newborns due to perinatal stress. SCFN appears by firm nodules over the trunk, arm, buttock, thigh and cheeks in the first several weeks of life. Prevalence of SCFN is unknown. Race and sex do not play a role in this condition Hypocalcaemia and rarely hypercalcaemia are considered as major causes of morbidity and mortality in cases of SCFN. We report a case of SCFN in a two month male infant complicated with hypercalcemia and hyperuricemia.
KEYWORDS: Fat necrosis, Hypercalcaemia, Newborn.
Pak J Med Sci January - March 2008 Vol. 24 No. 1 178-180
1. Abdollah Karimi
2. Javad Ghorubi,
3. Farzaneh Jadali
4 Shahnaz Armin,
5. Alireza Fahimzad
6. Shirin Sayyahfar
7. Mana Hadipour Jahromi,
8. Sasan Saket
1. Professor of Pediatric infectious diseases,
Pediatric Infectious Research Center,
Faculty of Medicine,
Shahid Beheshti University M.C,
Tehran ,Iran
2. Subspecialist of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
3. Assistant Professor of Pathology,
Pediatric Infectious Research Center,
Faculty of Medicine,
Shahid Beheshti University M.C,
Tehran ,Iran
4. Assistant Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases,
Faculty of Medicine,
Shahid Beheshti University M.C,
Tehran ,Iran
5. Assistant Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases,
Faculty of Medicine,
Shahid Beheshti University M.C,
Tehran ,Iran
6. Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery,
Faculty of Medicine,
Shahid Beheshti University M.C,
Tehran ,Iran
7. General Practitioner,Researcher,
Pediatric Infectious Research Center,
Shahid Beheshti University M.C,
Tehran ,Iran
8. Resident in pediatrics,
Mofid Hospital,
Shahid Beheshti University of M.C,
Tehran, Iran
Correspondence
Mana Hadipour Jahromi,
Email: info@pedirc.org
manajahromy@yahoo.com
* Received for Publication: May 18, 2007
* Accepted: December 5, 2007
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