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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

aplasia cutis congenita malformation, congenital scar

Body Site

scalp

Age

3 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

brown

Morphology

fibrosis (scar, increased collagen)

Pattern

solitary

Comments

This healthy preschooler was noted to have an ulcer on the vertex of the scalp at birth which healed in a month with a thick scar.

Description

2 cm round fibrotic dome shaped hyperpigmented well demarcated hairless nodule

Categories

neonatal dermatology congenital malformation

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2/1/2009 21:30:05

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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