Symmetric truncal aplasia cutis congenita following multifetal reduction of a sextuplet pregnancy.
Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) in a symmetric, stellate pattern on the trunk or extremities is classically associated with a fetus papyraceus. We report symmetric truncal ACC in a neonate born of a sextuplet pregnancy that had been reduced to twins. This case highlights truncal ACC as a consequence of modern reproductive medicine.
Schaffer
Julie V
JV
Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Popiolek
Dorota A
DA
Orlow
Seth J
SJ
D000328:Adult; D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D018607:Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D012016:Reference Values; D014429:Twins, Dizygotic; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins