Familial aplasia cutis congenita.
Two siblings with extensive aplasia cutis congenita of the extremities are described. These lesions healed spontaneously and in the older sibling at four years follow-up there was minimal scar tissue at the affected sites.
Chitnis
M R
MR
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow, UK.
Carachi
R
R
Galea
P
P
D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D005121:Extremities; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing