title: Cutis aplasia: perioperative management and case report.
abstract: Aplasia cutis congenita, a rare congenital disorder involving defects of some or all of the layers of the cranium, is associated with potential life-threatening complications. Although treatment involves both nonsurgical and surgical techniques, the importance of perioperative management cannot be overstressed. A multidisciplinary team, including personnel from nursing, neonatology, pediatrics, radiology, neurosurgery, and plastic surgery services, diagnosed aplasia cutis congenita and planned local wound care, surgical correction, and prevention of potentially life-threatening complications in a 1-day-old boy with a 6×5-cm full-thickness scalp defect.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, 10016-6497, USA. levinesm@gmail.com
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: Derek D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Reformat
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Thorne
mesh_terms: D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*