title: Subcutaneous fat necrosis: report of two cases.
abstract: Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn is an uncommon, benign process in full-term infants or postmature neonates who experienced a perinatal distress. It is a transient condition of unknown origin; however, hypercalcemia may be a potentially life-threatening complication of this otherwise self-healing process. We report two cases of subcutaneous fat necrosis and discuss the clinical features, etiology, and complications of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Habib Thameur Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia. fenniche.samy@planet.tn
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fenniche
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Daoud
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Benmously
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ben Ammar
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Khelifa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaabane
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mokhtar
mesh_terms: D005218:Fat Necrosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000473:pathology*