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P15.6: Subcutaneous fat necrosis due to birth injury

The fatty tissue beneath the child’s skin suffered damage during the birth.

There is fatty tissue beneath the skin in many places in the body. It acts as an energy store and insulation, for example.

The fatty tissue beneath the child’s skin can get damaged during the birth if the blood supply is insufficient so that it does not get enough oxygen. This can happen due to a lot of pressure on the fatty tissue or to the child being poorly supplied with oxygen, for example. There is pressure, for example, during a vaginal birth. This pressure is necessary for the child to be born through the vagina. There is also pressure on the child when a forceps is used.

If the fatty tissue is damaged, parts of the fatty tissue can die off. A few days after the birth calluses can then form and be felt beneath the skin. In the places affected the skin will be brownish or blue-red.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).