Perinatal gangrene of the buttock

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Perinatal gangrene of the buttock is a skin condition{{Cite journal | last1 = Serrano | first1 = G. | last2 = Aliaga | first2 = A. | last3 = Febrer | first3 = I. | last4 = Bonillo | first4 = J. | last5 = Pelufo | first5 = C. | last6 = Otero | first6 = D. | title = Perinatal gangrene of the buttock: a spontaneous condition. | journal = Arch Dermatol | volume = 121 | issue = 1 | pages = 23–4 |date=Jan 1985 | doi = 10.1001/archderm.121.1.23| pmid = 3966815 }} similar to livedoid dermatitis, and is usually a complication of umbilical artery catheterization, exchange transfusion, or cord injections by means of a syringe.{{cite book |author1=James, William D. |author2=Berger, Timothy G. |title=Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology |publisher=Saunders Elsevier |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-7216-2921-6 |display-authors=etal}}{{cite book |author1=Rapini, Ronald P. |author2=Bolognia, Jean L. |author3=Jorizzo, Joseph L. |title=Dermatology: 2-Volume Set |publisher=Mosby |location=St. Louis |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-4160-2999-1 }}