a·pla·si·a cu·'tis con·gen·'i·ta

[MIM*107600, *207700, *207730]

congenital absence or deficiency of a localized area of skin, with the base of the defect covered by a thin translucent membrane; most often a single area near the vertex of the scalp, but may occur in other areas; underlying structures may also be affected; autosomal inheritance, either dominant or recessive.

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Aplasia cutis congenita: a clinical review and proposal for classification.

Early composite cranioplasty in infants with severe aplasia cutis congenita: A report of two cases.

Aplasia cutis congenita with rare association and unusual presentation

Management of aplasia cutis congenita in a non-scalp location.

Aplasia cutis congenital with amniotic band disruption complex: a rare case report

Aplasia cutis congenita: a report of 12 new families and review of the literature.

Terminal transverse deficiency of fingers, symbrachydactyly with anonychia of toes, and congenital scalp defect: Case report of a subject with Adams-Oliver syndrome

Aplasia cutis congenita: surgical treatment and results in 36 cases.

Adams-Oliver syndrome: A case report

Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is an uncommon heterogeneous group of conditions characterized by a congenital absence of skin.1,2 This condition was first described by Cordon in 1767 in an extremity.

Baselga et al.5 reported six families in whom more than one member had non-membranous aplasia cutis congenita of the scalp located along the vertex.

Systemic aplasia cutis congenita: A case report and review of the literature.

Familial aplasia cutis congenita

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