Cold panniculitis of the newborn

Description

Cold panniculitis resulting either from exposure of neonates to low environmental temperature or from local application of cold objects (e.g. ice packs for management of neonatal supraventricular tachycardia). The newborn are particularly susceptible as a result of a high saturated/unsaturated fat ratio in subcutaneous fat with a consequent elevation of the freezing point of fat.

Coding note from above levels

Conditions arising in the perinatal period, even though death or morbidity occurs later, should, as far as possible, be coded to chapter 19, which takes precedence over chapters containing codes for diseases by their anatomical site. For children less than 28 days old, assume that a reported condition developed in the perinatal period, unless the duration is stated and the onset was after the first completed week of life.

Exclusions from above levels

• 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases - acquired after birth
• 02 – Neoplasms
• 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases