Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of the Newborn Secondary to Sepsis: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Apoorva Dhananjay Chopkar (Author), Bhagyashree Babanrao Supekar (Author), Jayesh Ishwardas Mukhi (Author), Rajesh Pratap Singh (Author), Dharitri M Bhat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn (SCFN) is a rare noninfectious type of panniculitis, which primarily affects term and postterm infants. It is usually a benign, self-limiting condition, but in rare cases can be complicated by hypercalcemia, hypoglycemia, thrombocytopenia, etc. We report a ca...