The patient was a nine pound and 13 ounce girl born at 38 weeks gestation by induced vaginal delivery secondary to maternal history of large term infants. The pregnancy was significant for ...

Subcutaneous fat necrosis (SCFN) is a rare entity that appears mainly in term or post-term infants with predisposing risk factors such as perinatal asphyxia, hypothermia or obstetrical ...

Abstract: We present a 1-week-old newborn with subcutaneous fat necrosis complicated by hypercalcemia. She received conservative treatment of adequate hydration and restricted supplementary vitamin D.

Seventeen infants (68.0%) had a subcutaneous nodule representing fat necrosis in the inferior posterolateral portion of the affected arm. Full recovery occurred in all patients within a range of one ...