title: Aplasia cutis congenita presenting as a familial triad of atrophic alopecia, ocular defects and a peculiar scarring tendency of the skin.
abstract: We report two siblings with atrophic alopecia, ocular defects and an abnormal tendency to cutaneous scarring. To our knowledge this appears to be the first report of this familial oculocutaneous association and of this peculiar cutaneous scarring.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, North Wales, U.K.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Beer
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000505:Alopecia / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000235:genetics*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012868:Skin Abnormalities; D013577:Syndrome