Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of the Newborn Associated with Cardiomyopathy.
10.5021/ad.1997.9.1.36
- Author:
Tae Yoon KIM
;
Dou Hee YOON
;
Tae Yoon KIM
;
Chung Won KIM
;
Jee Hyun CHANG
;
Jung Sik CHUN
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cardiomyopathy;
Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn
- MeSH:
Anoxia;
Asphyxia;
Cardiac Output;
Cardiomyopathies*;
Foreign Bodies;
Humans;
Hypothermia;
Infant, Newborn*;
Male;
Necrosis*;
Parturition;
Recurrence;
Shoulder;
Skin;
Subcutaneous Fat*;
Vasoconstriction
- From:Annals of Dermatology
1997;9(1):36-40
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn is an uncommon disorder characterized by firm b-cutaneous plaques and nodules usually appearing shortly after birth. It runs a relatively be, n course and may completely resolve in a few months without any recurrence. We report a case of subcutaneous fat necrosis in a 15 day-old male suffering from severe p inatal asphyxia and hypoxic cardiomyopathy, who presented with indurated subcutane s nodules and plaques on the both shoulders and the back. Histologically the subcutaneous fat showed focal necrosis with needle-shaped clefts, lymphohistiocytic infiltration and foreign body reactions consistent with subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn. In our patient, compromised cardiac output due to cardiomyopathy might have aggravated hypoxic condition and it could be speculated that cardiomyopathy-induced systemic hypoxia gave rise to hypothermia of the skin as a result of peripheral vasoconstriction. This report presents a causal relationship of cardiomyopathy and subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn.
