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- Title
Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn: be aware of hypercalcaemia.
- Authors
Borgia, Francesco; De Pasquale, Loredana; Cacace, Caterina; Meo, Petronilla; Guarneri, Claudio; Cannavo, Serafinella P
- Abstract
Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn is an uncommon, self-limiting panniculitis that usually occurs in full-term infants as a consequence of perinatal asphyxia. The cutaneous involvement may be associated with metabolic complications such as hypoglycaemia, thrombocytopenia, hypertriglyceridemia, anemia and hypercalcaemia. The delayed onset of hypercalcaemia, 1-6 months after the development of the skin manifestations, imposes a prolonged follow-up to avoid its acute toxic effects on cardiovascular and renal systems and the more durable metastatic calcifications.
- Publication
Journal of paediatrics and child health, 2006, Vol 42, Issue 5, p316
- ISSN
1034-4810
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00862.x