title: Perinatal gangrene of the buttock: an iatrogenic or spontaneous condition?
abstract: Three cases of neonatal gangrene of the buttock are reported. They were characterized by: localization to the skin and muscles of one buttock; sudden onset, minutes after birth; sciatic palsy in two of three and absence of known causes, except for an umbilical injection at birth in two of three. This procedure seems responsible in the first two; the etiology of the apparently spontaneous third case is discussed.
mesh_terms: D002081:Buttocks; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D014470:Umbilical Cord