title: [Aplasia cutis congenita].
abstract: Aplasia cutis congenita is a rare disease with circumscribed absence of the dermis and the subcutis. Genetic constitution is a predisposing factor; the disease has a variable expressivity. The lesions show spontaneous healing after several months; corrective surgery is seldom indicated. The prognosis is good.
authors.affiliation: Geburtsh.-Gynäkol. Abteilung, Bethesda Krankenhaus Wuppertal-Elberfeld.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Wilde
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hesseling
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Petrik
mesh_terms: D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000235:genetics*; D005489:Focal Dermal Hypoplasia / Q000235:genetics*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D014945:Wound Healing
vernacular_title: Aplasia cutis congenita.