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Aplasia cutis congenita of the scalp--what are the steps to be followed? Case report and review of the literature

  • An Bras Dermatol. 2015 Jan-Feb;90(1):100-3. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153078.
Piotr Brzezinski 1,  Tudor Pinteala 2,  Anca E Chiriac 2,  Liliana Foia 2,  Anca Chiriac 3
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 6th Military Support Unit, Ustka, Poland.
  • 2 Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania.
  • 3 Nicolina Medical Center, Iasi, Romania.
PMID: 25672305 DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153078
Abstract

Aplasia cutis congenita is a rare malformation characterized by localized congenital absence of the skin. It rarely occurs on the trunk and limbs, and can occur in isolation or as part of a heterogeneous group of syndromes. We report a case of a 4-day-old boy with a 5.6-cm- diameter tumor, with a central crust, non-indurate and no inflammatory rim; localized on the scalp and a small, atrophic hairless scar appeared 6 months later (approximately 5 cm in length) at the site of the previous tumor.

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