A Case of Aplasia Cutis Congenita Group 4.
- Author:
So Hee KIM
;
Eun Jeong KIM
;
Eun Seok NO
;
Seong Hee PARK
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aplasia cutis congenita;
Scalp;
Encephalocele
- MeSH:
Classification;
Ectodermal Dysplasia*;
Encephalocele;
Gastroschisis;
Hernia, Umbilical;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn;
Meningomyelocele;
Parturition;
Scalp;
Skin
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology
1998;5(1):77-80
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Aplasia cutis congenita is a rare disorder characterized by localized or generalized absence of skin at birth. Group 4 in Friden's classification, which is associated with embryologic malformations including myelomeningocele, encephalomeningocele, omphalocele, gastroschisis. The authors have experienced a case of aplasia cutis congenita of right frontal scalp associated with bony defect, forming encephalocele in a newborn. We reported this case with brief review of literatures.
