Case Reports in Surgery (Jan 2016)

Aplasia Cutis Congenita of the Scalp with a Familial Pattern

  • Waleed AlShehri,
  • Sara AlFadil,
  • Alhanouf AlOthri,
  • Abdulaziz O. Alabdulkarim,
  • Shabeer A. Wani,
  • Sari M. Rabah

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/4264721
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2016

Abstract

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Aplasia Cutis Congenita (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-day-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 was managed conservatively until the defect has formed scar tissue 6 months later.