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].

Aplasia Cutis Congenita of the Scalp

Dr. João Paulo Cavalcante de Almeida – Rua Paulo Morais 130 60175-175 Fortaleza CE Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is an uncommon disorder that presents as a focal defect of the skin at birth, frequently involving the midline over the skull vertex (70%), but it may affect any region of the body. Since 1767, about 500 cases have been reported in medica...

Aplasia cutis congenita associated with azathioprine.

Aplasia cutis congenita is a rare skin condition characterized by the absence of localized or widespread areas of skin at birth. We are reporting a variant aplasia cutis congenita, which involved over 90% of the body surface area, which occurred in a baby born to a mother with pemphigus vulgaris who was on oral prednisolone and azathioprine. A case of extensive aplasia cutis congenita was seen ...