Nonsurgical approach to congenital scalp and skull defects.
The management of congenital scalp and skull defects, as generally advocated, is surgical. The authors report such a case that was treated conservatively. At her 3-year follow-up review, the patient's scalp and skull defects and other associated cutaneous defects were fully reconstituted. Such a nonoperative approach, while rarely reported, emphasizes the natural course that some of these lesions may follow. The literature on aplasia cutis congenita is briefly reviewed.
D001458:Bandages; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012535:Scalp / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities*