aplasia cutis congenita

aplasia /apla·sia/ (ah-pla´zhah) lack of development of an organ or tissue.aplas´tic

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aplasia axia´lis extracortica´lis conge´nita  familial centrolobar sclerosis.

aplasia cu´tis conge´nita  localized failure of development of skin, most commonly of the scalp; the defects are usually covered by a thin translucent membrane or scar tissue, or may be raw, ulcerated, or covered by granulation tissue; usually lethal.

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aplasia cu·tis con·gen·i·ta (kyts kn-jn-t)

n.

The congenital absence or deficiency of a localized area of skin, usually on the scalp, with the base of the defect covered by a thin translucent membrane.

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aplasia cutis congenita

Etymology: Gk, a, plassein; L, cutis, skin, congenitus born with

the congenital absence of a localized area of skin. The defect occurs predominantly on the scalp, less frequently on the limbs and trunk. It is usually covered by a thin, translucent membrane or scar tissue, or it may be raw and ulcerated. The condition is genetically transmitted, although the mode of inheritance is not known.