Patient's question:
Neonatal cold injury, Hello, my child was born recently, and soon developed symptoms of decreased skin temperature and hard, swollen skin. The doctor diagnosed it as neonatal cold injury. What is this condition?Doctor's answer:
Hello, there are several reasons for this disease:(1) an immature thermoregulatory center
(2) a relatively large body surface area, less subcutaneous fat, and increased heat loss in low environmental temperatures, leading to hypothermia
(3) a small body size, low total fluid content, and limited heat storage, allowing body temperature to drop
(4) brown fat is the primary substance for generating heat when very cold, and the smaller the gestational age, the less brown fat is present.