A case of aplasia cutis congenita in dizygotic twins.
We report a newborn infant with extensive aplasia cutis congenita of the flanks and thighs, associated with a co-twin fetus papyraceus. DNA restriction fragment polymorphism analysis of the twins proved dizygosity. The association of these two conditions in twins is reviewed.
Lemke
R P
RP
Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Canada.
Machin
G
G
Muttitt
S
S
Bamforth
F
F
Rao
S
S
Welch
R
R
D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D014429:Twins, Dizygotic; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal