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Focal Preauricular Dermal Dysplasia: Report of Two Cases and a Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Krathen Michael S.,
Rosenbach Misha,
Yan Albert C.,
Crawford Glen H.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00679.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , dysplasia , pathology
  We report two cases of focal preauricular dermal dysplasia and review the available literature. Focal preauricular dermal dysplasia is a form of aplasia cutis congenita in which atrophic skin lesions occur in a stereotypical bilateral distribution in the preauricular region. Although focal preauricular dermal dysplasia and membranous cutis aplasia of the scalp share clinical similarities, focal preauricular dermal dysplasia represents a form of aplasia cutis congenita that is not typically associated with extracutaneous anomalies.

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