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Jeffrey W. Scales, MD; Daniel P. Krowchuk, MD; Robert P. Schwartz, MD; Joseph L. Jorizzo, MD

Arch Dermatol. 1998;134:425-426.

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INTRODUCTION

SUBCUTANEOUS FAT necrosis of the newborn is an uncommon disorder that develops in full-term or postterm infants who experience perinatal complications.¹ Usually, affected infants are well, manifesting small erythematous or violaceous plaques that regress over several weeks or months.¹ However, infants with the condition, especially those with extensive cutaneous involvement, may develop hypercalcemia and its potentially life-threatening complications.¹ We present a 6-week-old infant with a large plaque of subcutaneous fat necrosis who had hypercalcemia, resulting in failure to thrive and nephrocalcinosis.

REPORT OF A CASE

A 6-week-old female infant presented to the Department of Dermatology at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, for evaluation of firm plaques located on her back. The infant was delivered after an uncomplicated pregnancy, although labor was complicated by premature rupture of membranes and cephalopelvic disproportion requiring . . . [Full Text of this Article]

COMMENT

Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC