<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Congenital skin aplasia, known more as aplasia cutis congenita (ACC), is a rare congenital disease, characterized by absence of the skin, observed since birth, more often affecting the scalp and rarely the trunk or limbs. We report here for the first time a non-syndromic localized ACC, characterized by a small solitary area of skin atrophy on the cervical area in a healthy 3-day-old female infant.</p></abstract>

Congenital skin aplasia, known more as aplasia cutis congenita (ACC), is a rare congenital disease, characterized by absence of the skin, observed since birth, more often affecting the scalp and rarely the trunk or limbs. We report here for the first time a non-syndromic localized ACC, characterized by a small solitary area of skin atrophy on the cervical area in a healthy 3-day-old female infant.

Aplasia Cutis Congenita with Unusual Localization – Case Report

Nicolina Medical Centre, Department of Dermatology

University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology

Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine

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Congenital skin aplasia, known more as aplasia cutis congenita (ACC), is a rare congenital disease, characterized by absence of the skin, observed since birth,...

Aplasia Cutis Congenita with Unusual Localization – Case Report

Published Online: Feb 07, 2020

Page range: 193 - 195

Received: Oct 12, 2019

Accepted: Dec 10, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jim-2019-0027

Keywords
aplasia cutis, skin atrophy, congenital skin disorders

© 2019 Anca Chiriac et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Aplasia Cutis Congenita with Unusual Localization – Case Report

Published Online: Feb 07, 2020

Page range: 193 - 195

Received: Oct 12, 2019

Accepted: Dec 10, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jim-2019-0027

Keywordsaplasia cutis, skin atrophy, congenital skin disorders

© 2019 Anca Chiriac et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
aplasia cutis, skin atrophy, congenital skin disorders