title: Aplasia cutis congenita.
abstract: We report a family with aplasia cutis congenita, an extremely rare condition. Particular attention is paid to the clinical, etiologic, and genetic characteristics. The only possible treatment, as in the first case in this family, is excision and reconstruction by dermatologic surgery procedures.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D012535:Scalp / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D012868:Skin Abnormalities; D014456:Ulcer / Q000151:congenital