Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of the Newborn: A Case Report
10.3348/jksr.2018.78.1.77
- Author:
Soung Hee KIM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kimshrad@paik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2018;78(1):77-80
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Subcutaneous fat necrosis (SFN) in newborns is a rare disease that affects infants in the first few weeks after birth. The lesion involves the back, buttocks, thighs, arms, and cheeks and it appears as a subcutaneous nodule in firm, well-defined, purple-red manifestation. It is a self-limited disorder and follows an uncomplicated course, but serious complications may occur such as thrombocytopenia, hypoglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and hypercalcemia. I am reporting a case of ultrasonographic and MR imaging findings of SFN in a 35–day-old girl with hypercalcemia and medullary nephrocalcinosis.
