en تخصصي Special گزارش مورد case report <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="line-height:14.0pt"><b><span style="color:#24a3a0">Background and Objective:</span></b> <span lang="EN-GB">Subcutaneous fat necrosis (SFN) of the newborn is a rare form of panniculitis. It usually occurs in perinatal stress and is usually complicated by metabolic disorders such as hypercalcemia. While the number of cases reported worldwide has increased, there are very few cases from Nigeria</span>.</span><br> <span style="line-height:14.0pt"><b><span style="color:#24a3a0"><span style="letter-spacing:.2pt">Case Report:</span></span></b> <span lang="EN-GB"><span style="letter-spacing:.2pt">We report the case of a Nigerian newborn admitted at 25 hours of life with macrosomia (birth weight of 4.7 kg) and perinatal asphyxia. On the fourth day of life, she developed reddened to dark, tender areas on the back (20 x 15 cm) and back of the arms, suggestive of SFN with elevated serum calcium. The baby received oral frusemide with the resolution of hypercalcemia by the 4^th month of life</span></span><span style="letter-spacing:.2pt">.</span></span><br> <b><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="color:#24a3a0">Conclusion:</span></span></b> <span lang="EN-GB"><span style="line-height:107%">Panniculitis, as a form of subcutaneous fat necrosis should be considered in a neonate with a history of perinatal asphyxia and macrosomia, which requires measurement of serum calcium levels</span></span><span style="line-height:107%">.</span></span></span></div> Hypercalcemia, Newborn, Subcutaneous fat necrosis 765 769 http://caspianjp.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-236-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Olayinka Rasheed Ibrahim olayinka.ibrahim@npmcn.edu.ng 10031947532846004212 10031947532846004212 Yes Department of Pediatrics, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria Fatima Mani Umar fatimaumar339@gmail.com 10031947532846004213 10031947532846004213 No Department of Paediatrics, Turai Yar'adua Maternity and Children Hospital, Katsina, Nigeria Sani Musa asmaummama@gmail.com 10031947532846004214 10031947532846004214 No Department of Paediatrics, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika, Nigeria Uwani Muhammad uwanimuhammad@gmail.com 10031947532846004215 10031947532846004215 No Department of Paediatrics, Turai Yar'adua Maternity and Children Hospital, Katsina, Nigeria