title: Tender skin nodules in a newborn.
abstract: Subcutaneous fat necrosis of infancy is a rare disorder of subcutaneous adipose tissue that is sometimes complicated by hypercalcemia. Complete resolution is common. From the pediatrician's point of view, the disease is a rare but important cause of inconsolable cry in a newborn.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, KPC, Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Arijit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coondoo
authors.forename: Raja
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lahiry
authors.forename: Amlan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Choudhury
authors.forename: Sujata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sengupta
keywords: Hypercalcemia; newborn; panniculitis; subcutaneous fat necrosis
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