J Korean Pediatr Soc.  2002 Nov;45(11):1422-1425.

A Case of Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis in Neonate with Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

• Hong MA
• Oh KC
• Ahn SI
• Shin HJ
• Chang JK
• Lee BD
• Kim BI
• Choi JH

Abstract

Subcutaneous fat necrosis in neonates is a rare disease characterized by skin lesions, which may be single or multiple, poorly circumscribed and often tender erythematous nodules or plaques on cheeks, buttocks, back, arms, and thighs. These symptoms are usually self-limited; resolution occurs over a period of weeks to months. Subcutaneous fat necrosis affects full term and healthy- appearing infants who have experienced perinatal distress such as hypoxic insult, birth trauma and hypothermia. Most skin lesions appear within the first two weeks of life. We experienced a case of subcutaneous fat necrosis in a neonate with hypoxic insult and report the case with a brief review of the literature.

Keyword

Subcutaneous fat necrosis in neonate; Hypoxic insult

MeSH Terms

Arm
Buttocks
Cheek
Humans
Hypothermia
Infant
Infant, Newborn*
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome*
Meconium*
Necrosis*
Parturition
Rare Diseases
Skin
Subcutaneous Fat*
Thigh