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Aplasia cutis congenita after exposure to methimazole: a causal relationship?
Author(s) -
VOGT T.,
STOLZ W.,
LANDTHALER M.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1995.tb06940.x
Subject(s) - aplasia cutis congenita , methimazole , scalp , medicine , pregnancy , dermatology , antithyroid agent , pediatrics , graves' disease , disease , thyroid , biology , genetics
Summary We report a child with scalp aplasia cutis congenita, whose mother was treated with methimazole during pregnancy. The relationship between antithyroid drug administration during pregnancy and the occurrence of scalp defects is discussed, and the pertinent literature is reviewed.