Aplasia cutis congenita

Aplasia cutis congenita: a case report

Aplasia cutis congenita is the congenital absence of skin mostcommonly affecting the scalp. No definite etiology is available butmultiple causes such as intrauterine infection, fetal exposure tococaine, heroin, alcohol or antithyroid drugs, vascular disruption,genetic causes, syndromes and teratogens have been suggested.We present an infant with extensive aplasia cutis of the trunk andthigh. He...

Aplasia cutis congenita.

Two cases of aplasia cutis congenita are reported here. One of the cases also had pre- and postaxial polydactyly and other digital anomalies.

Type V aplasia cutis congenita

Ann Saudi Med 30(2) March-April 2010 www.saudiannals.net 171 A two-hour-old female neonate, a product of nonconsanguineous marriage with unremarkable family history, was brought with well-defined bilaterally symmetrical and superficial erosions on the knees, trunk and lower limbs with sparing of scalp and mucosa (Figure 1). Biopsy revealed an absence of epidermis and superficial dermis. Antenat...

[Five cases of aplasia cutis congenita].