title: Aplasia cutis congenita--a case study of a family with two siblings with this disorder.
abstract: Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is a rare dermatologic disorder. The cause is unknown. It is a heterogeneous group of disorders whose common characteristic is focal absence of skin. It is a congenital absence of epidermis. In the majority of cases, this is limited to the scalp, although other areas may also be involved. The lesions are non-inflammatory and well demarcated. These lesions can be circular, linear, oval or stellate and range in size from 0.5 to 10 cm. Treatment has been controversial.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, SD, USA.
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012535:Scalp / Q000002:abnormalities*; D035781:Siblings; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*