Subcutaneous fat necrosis in neonate:a case report and literature review

VernacularTitle:新生儿皮下脂肪坏死1例报告及文献回顾
Author: Beibei WANG ; Xiaoguang ZHOU ; Xiaoyu ZHOU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: subcutaneous fat necrosis; diagnosis; neonate
From: Journal of Clinical Pediatrics 2014;(11):1048-1051
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate diagnostic methods and treatment of subcutaneous fat necrosis in neonate (ScFN). Methods The clinical data of a case with ScFN was reported and the etiology, pathogenesis, and differential diagnosis were reviewed. Results The case was a 2 days female newborn delivered via cesarean section at full-term, and she came to hospital because of indurated nodules and plaques in the back and shoulders. Anti-infection treatment after admission was not effective. On the 10th day in hospital, the back lesions appear as soft and lfuctuant and then diagnosed as ScFN by biopsy which showed a small amount of inflammatory cell infiltration and fatty degeneration. The patient was followed up with good prognosis. Conclusions ScFN is a benign self-limiting fat disease, mostly occurred in the first four weeks of full-term newborns with history of abnormal childbirth.