Aplasia cutis congenita on the scalp: case report and review of literature

• Main Authors: Tiago Lima Castro (Author), Carolina Garcia Pereira (Author), Queila Esteves de Oliveira (Author), Leandro Meirelles Nunes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: Congenital Cutaneous Aplasia is a rare skin lesion, usually restricted to the scalp, characterized by a focal absence of cutaneous tissue, sometimes involving muscles, periosteum and dura mater. There are several etiologies described, such as poor neural tube closure, vascular anomalie...