Fatty crystals in sclerema neonatorum.
The fatty crystals in three previously published cases of sclerema neonatorum were identified by means of x-ray diffraction as sodium stearate and palmitic acid. A composite view of the pathogenesis of both sclerema neonatorum and adiponecrosis cutis neonatorum is discussed.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009336:Necrosis; D010169:Palmitic Acids; D012593:Sclerema Neonatorum / Q000473:pathology*; D013229:Stearic Acids; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D010169:Palmitic Acids; D013229:Stearic Acids