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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

aplasia cutis congenita

Body Site

scalp

Age

9 months

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

Color

skin color

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

This 9 month old boy had 2 round crusted plaques on the occiput at birth. Over the first month of life the plaques healed with the formation of atrophic fibrotic hairless scars. He was healthy with normal growth and development. The family history was negative for aplasia cutis congenita.

Description

2 cm hairless atrophic fibrotic round plaques

Categories

neonatal dermatology congenital malformation

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4/16/2002 22:47:47

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