Subcutaneous fat necrosis in newborn-an unusual case and review of literature

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 170, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1107-1110

  Mitra, Subhabrata ^a   Dove, Jennifer ^b   Somisetty, Sateesh Kumar ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypercalcaemia; Hypoglycaemia; Perinatal hypoxia; Subcutaneous fat necrosis of newborn

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL; FUROSEMIDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

BLEEDING; CALCIFICATION; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; EOSINOPHIL; FAT NECROSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT; INFANTILE HYPOTONIA; MALE; NEWBORN DISEASE; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

FAT NECROSIS; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; PANNICULITIS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 80054742074     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-011-1405-x     Document Type: Review

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