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Year :2016
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Month :
July
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Volume :
4
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Issue :
3
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Page :
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Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of the Newborn
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Correspondence Address :
Navya Handa, Dilip Kachh awa, Jai Prakash Soni, Vinod Kumar Jain, Pank aj Rao, Dr. Navya Handa,
17, Railway Officer’s Enclave, Sardar Patel Marg,
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, 110021 India.
E-mail: navyahanda3@gmail.com
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Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn is a rare type of localized lobular panniculitis resulting in firm, inflamed, skin-coloured to purple nodules in the fat. The back, limbs and buttocks are common sites affected. The disease may manifest as discrete lumps or as a large hardened area. It occurs most commonly in the first post natal week in term infants. Although, usually a self-limited condition, subcutaneous fat necrosis may be complicated by hypercalcaemia and other metabolic abnormalities and therefore, these patients need close monitoring for complications.
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