title: Aplasia cutis congenita: A case report and literature review.
abstract: Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is a rare condition with an unclear pathogenic mechanism, although the condition has been suggested to occur as a result of the disrupted development or degeneration of skinin utero. ACC associated with fetus papyraceus has been described in numerous studies. Although there have been several reports of ACC, surgical treatment of ACC using the head as a site of donor skin is rarely reported. The present study describes the case of a 1-week-old patient with ACC that was healed by skin grafting, using the scalp as the donor site. The outcome of the procedure showed that the use of the scalp as a donor skin site for grafting is an effective treatment for large and deep ACC lesions arising on sites other than the head.
authors.affiliation: Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The 175th Hospital of PLA (Affiliated Southeast Hospital of Xiamen University), Zhangzhou, Fujian 363000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xunhong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The 175th Hospital of PLA (Affiliated Southeast Hospital of Xiamen University), Zhangzhou, Fujian 363000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The 175th Hospital of PLA (Affiliated Southeast Hospital of Xiamen University), Zhangzhou, Fujian 363000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Dongqi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The 175th Hospital of PLA (Affiliated Southeast Hospital of Xiamen University), Zhangzhou, Fujian 363000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Changlong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The 175th Hospital of PLA (Affiliated Southeast Hospital of Xiamen University), Zhangzhou, Fujian 363000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Biao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The 175th Hospital of PLA (Affiliated Southeast Hospital of Xiamen University), Zhangzhou, Fujian 363000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yibin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
keywords: aplasia cutis congenita; infant; skin graft; treatment