Fat Necrosis, Subcutaneous, Of Newborn, Fat Necrosis - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

fat necrosis, subcutaneous, of newborn fat necrosis

Body Site

back arm shoulder

Age

4 days

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

red

Morphology

nodule

Pattern

asymmetric central (centrifugal - trunk predominant)

Comments

This newborn was placed on a special cooling protocol following perinatal asphyxia. On the second day of life asymmetric subcutaneous nodules with slight overlying erythema were noted on the upper back, right shoulder and proximal arm. The lesions did not appear to be tender and improved during the first moth of life. A complete blood count and chemistries including calcium and phosphate were normal.

Description

asymmetric 2-3 cm red subcutaneous nodules

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2/20/2011 15:24:42

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