J Korean Soc Radiol.
2018 Jan;78(1):77-80. 10.3348/jksr.2018.78.1.77.
Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of the Newborn: A Case Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Radiology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kimshrad@paik.ac.kr
- KMID: 2399310
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2018.78.1.77
Abstract
- Subcutaneous fat necrosis (SFN) in newborns is a rare disease that affects infants in the first few weeks after birth. The lesion involves the back, buttocks, thighs, arms, and cheeks and it appears as a subcutaneous nodule in firm, well-defined, purple-red manifestation. It is a self-limited disorder and follows an uncomplicated course, but serious complications may occur such as thrombocytopenia, hypoglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and hypercalcemia. I am reporting a case of ultrasonographic and MR imaging findings of SFN in a 35-day-old girl with hypercalcemia and medullary nephrocalcinosis.
