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Hypertrophic Scarring is the Usual Outcome of Non‐Membranous Aplasia Cutis of the Scalp
Author(s) -
CAMBIAGHI STEFANO,
MAFFEIS LAURA,
RESTANO LUCIA,
GELMETTI CARLO
Publication year - 2009
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.1525-1470.2009.00928.x
Subject(s) - aplasia cutis congenita , medicine , scalp , dermatology , cutis , surgery
The outcome of aplasia cutis congenita of the scalp, nonmembranous type, in a series of 21 Caucasian patients is reported. In all the patients the congenital skin defect healed with irregular hypertrophic scar formation.