title: Acalvaria: A rare congenital malformation.
abstract: Acalvaria is described as a rare congenital malformation in a 1-month-old female baby who presented with classical clinical features of soft, lax skull as a result of absent skull bones and associated muscles. Acalvaria is usually a fatal anomaly and is rarely discussed in English literature. Thus, we herein report a living case of acalvaria along with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatal and Pediatric Surgery, Ibn Sina Hospital, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Vipul
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Acalvaria; congenital malformations; skull defects
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