RT Book, Section A1 Weinberg, Samuel A1 Prose, Neil S. A1 Kristal, Leonard SR Print(0) ID 6988589 T1 Section 19. Panniculopathies T2 Color Atlas of Pediatric Dermatology, 4e YR 2008 FD 2008 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-145543-5 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6988589 RD 2024/10/08 AB This is a self-resolving and benign condition that is seen in healthy newborns. The etiology of this disorder is probably ischemic injury to subcutaneous fat. Lesions often develop at sites of pressure. The infants develop single or multiple firm red-purple nodules or plaques that are asymptomatic. Cheeks, back, buttocks, and thighs are the most common locations. It is difficult to capture the quality of panniculitis in the figure, but a sense of it can be appreciated on the back of the patient pictured in Fig. 19-2.