Aplasia Cutis Congenita - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Amer Ejaz, MD

Diagnosis

aplasia cutis congenita

Body Site

scalp head

Age

6 months

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

purple

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

midline

Comments

At birth a 6-month-old boy was noted to have a bald patch on the vertex of the scalp. He had a 5-year-old brother with a similar lesion. Both children were otherwise healthy with normal growth and development.

Description

smooth flat topped fibrotic purple plaque

Image Added

11/21/2004 22:45:32

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