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Aplasia cutis congenita: a conservative approach of a case with large, extensive skin, and underlying skull defect

  • Rocha D
  • Rodrigues J
  • Marques J
  • et al.
Clinical Case Reports (2015) 3(10) 841-844
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.361
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Abstract

Aplasia cutis congenita is a disease in which skin, bone, and dura mater can be absent. In majority of the cases it affects the scalp. We report a baby girl born at term with a large scalp and skull defect measuring 9 × 10 cm. Conservative treatment led to complete epithelization.

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Rocha, D., Rodrigues, J., Marques, J. S., Pinto, R., & Gomes, A. (2015). Aplasia cutis congenita: a conservative approach of a case with large, extensive skin, and underlying skull defect. Clinical Case Reports, 3(10), 841–844. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.361

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