title: Aplasia cutis congenita--plastic reconstruction of three scalp and skull defects with two opposed scalp rotation flaps and split thickness skin grafting.
abstract: Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is a rare congenital defect of skin and subcutaneous tissue, more rarely of periosteum, skull and dura. The lesions can involve any location, but most common are scalp defects. We report on the successful treatment of three large defects of the scalp with skull involvement in a newborn girl by early debridement and defect closure with two opposed scalp rotation flaps and an occipital split-thickness skin graft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. Saskia.Schnabl@uk-erlangen.de
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Schnabl
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Horch
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ganslandt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schroth
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dragu
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Bach
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kneser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps