sclerema ne·o·na·to·rum (n   -n -tôr  m)n. Necrosis of subcutaneous fat appearing at birth or in early infancy as sharply demarcated indurated plaques, usually affecting the cheeks, buttocks, shoulders, and calves. Also called adiponecrosis neonatorum, subcutaneous fat necrosis of newborn. |
sclerema neonatorum
[sklirē′mə]
Etymology: Gk, skleros + neos, new; L, natus, birth
a progressive generalized hardening of the skin and subcutaneous tissue of the newborn. It is usually a fatal condition that results from severe cold stress in severely ill premature infants subject to such life-threatening conditions as metabolic acidosis, hypoglycemia, GI or respiratory infection, or gross malformation. Also called scleredema neonatorum, sclerema adiposum, scleroderma neonatorum.
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