Neonatal hypercalcemia associated with extensive subcutaneous fat necrosis: a case report

Mahmoud M. Osman; Suzan Abdel Hamid; Hussein M. Kira; Adel Abdelsalam Alatar; Enas M. Elsabagh

doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20202633

Authors

Mahmoud M. Osman Department of Pediatrics, Neonatal intensive care unit, Alyamamah Hospital, MOH, Riyadh, KSA
Suzan Abdel Hamid Department of Pediatrics, Neonatal intensive care unit, Alyamamah Hospital, MOH, Riyadh, KSA
Hussein M. Kira Department of Pediatrics, Neonatal intensive care unit, Alyamamah Hospital, MOH, Riyadh, KSA
Adel Abdelsalam Alatar Department of Pediatrics, Neonatal intensive care unit, Alyamamah Hospital, MOH, Riyadh, KSA
Enas M. Elsabagh Department of Pediatrics, Neonatal intensive care unit, Alyamamah Hospital, MOH, Riyadh, KSA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20202633

Keywords:

Hypercalcemia, Hypothermia, Neonatal, Panniculitis, Subcutaneous fat necrosis

Abstract

Subcutaneous fat necrosis (SCFN) of the newborn is rare self-limited fat tissue inflammation that usually occurs in term or post-term newborns exposed to perinatal stress factors, such as perinatal asphyxia, meconium aspiration, neonatal sepsis, and therapeutic hypothermia. SCFN usually appears in the first few weeks of life and has a benign course with spontaneous resolution. Monitoring for complications, in particular the potentially life-threatening hypercalcemia, is crucial. In this report, we describe a male infant with extensive SCFN and neonatal hypercalcemia that went through a prolonged course.

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