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Rare disease
An unusual complication of subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn
  1. Kaltoum Alaoui1,
  2. Sana Abourazzak2,
  3. Abdellah Oulmaati1,
  4. Moustapha Hida2,
  5. Abdelhak Bouharrou1
  1. 1Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Mère-enfants Hospital, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
  2. 2Department of Pediatrics, Mère-enfants Hospital, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
  1. Correspondence to Dr Sana Abourazzak, abourazzak77{at}yahoo.fr

Summary

Subcutaneous fat necrosis (SCFN) is a well-described cause of subcutaneous calcification occurring in a young infant. Calcification of areas of fat necrosis in the neonate is a rare condition. In this case, the radiographic demonstration of soft-tissue calcification revealed the skin calcification in the absence of clinical signs of SCFN and without hypercalcaemia in the first 48 h of life.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.12.2010.3569

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    • Competing interests None.

    • Patient consent Obtained.