how to cite this article: saeed m, haq a, qadir kh.bart’s syndrome associated corpus callosum agenesis and choanal atresia. iran j child neurol. 2014 autumn;8(4): 76-79. abstract objective bart’s syndrome is defined as congenital localized absence of skin, and associated with epidermolysis bullosa. a newborn with bart’s syndrome is reported because it is a very rare condition, especially when a...

aplasia cutis conginita (acc) is a condition characterized by congenital absence of skin, usually on the scalp. acc can occur as an isolated condition or in the presence of other congenital anomalies. here we describe a case of a 16 days old baby girl with an isolated acc of the scalp. her elder two siblings have been diagnosed with acc with concomitant cardiac or limb anomalies. the patient wa...

Aplasia Cutis Conginita (ACC) is a condition characterized by congenital absence of skin, usually on the scalp. ACC can occur as an isolated condition or in the presence of other congenital anomalies. Here we describe a case of a 16 days old baby girl with an isolated ACC of the scalp. Her elder two siblings have been diagnosed with ACC with concomitant cardiac or limb anomalies. The patient wa...

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...

We report a twenty-seven-year-old man with the absence of hair on the scalp and eyebrows, which began shortly after his birth. One of his brothers had this problem too. Considering clinical signs and skin biopsy report of the patient, a diagnosis of congenital atrichia was made. The latest findings on the genetic of this disease will be reviewed.

Aplasia cutis congenita is a rare developmental anomaly that most commonly involves vertex of the scalp and may be associated with other congenital anomalies. Although isolated congenital absence of skin and congenital knee contracture is known,, association of these two conditions is not reported. We report on a child with absence of skin of left lower limb with contracture of left knee at birth.