An unusual complication of subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn.
Subcutaneous fat necrosis (SCFN) is a well-described cause of subcutaneous calcification occurring in a young infant. Calcification of areas of fat necrosis in the neonate is a rare condition. In this case, the radiographic demonstration of soft-tissue calcification revealed the skin calcification in the absence of clinical signs of SCFN and without hypercalcaemia in the first 48 h of life.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Mère-enfants Hospital, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
Kaltoum
K
Alaoui
Sana
S
Abourazzak
Abdellah
A
Oulmaati
Moustapha
M
Hida
Abdelhak
A
Bouharrou
D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000150:complications*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005218:Fat Necrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology