title: Congenital ulcer of the buttock.
abstract: We present the case of a congenital, deep ulcer of the buttock in an otherwise healthy newborn girl. Histopathology excluded any specific cause of ulceration. The ulcer healed spontaneously at 4 weeks of age, leaving a scar. Because the patient also had symmetrical pits on her knees and because the ulcer was located in an area typically affected by dimples, we interpret this unique manifestation as a congenital defect in the spectrum of congenital dimples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torrelo
authors.forename: María Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Soriano
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hernández-Martín
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Colmenero
mesh_terms: D002081:Buttocks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000151:congenital* / Q000628:therapy*