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Therapy May Cause Newborn Fat Necrosis

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Therapy May Cause Newborn Fat Necrosis.
THOMPSONVILLE, MICH. -- Use of calcium channel blockers in pregnancy may result in subcutaneous fat necrosis in newborns. Physicians are generally aware of other causes of fat necrosis in newborns, such as local chilling of the skin, trauma, and local hypoxia. However, a calcium metabolism defect ...
November 15, 1999; OB GYN News

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