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Midline Congenital Cervical Cleft Mimicking Linear Scleroderma
Author(s) -
MéndezGallart Roberto,
Martinez Elina Estévez,
RodríguezBarca Pablo,
Nallib Ihab Abdulkader,
BautistaCasasnovas Adolfo
Publication year - 2012
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/pde.12021
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , morphea , surgical excision , localized scleroderma , scleroderma (fungus) , surgery , dermatology , pathology , lichen sclerosus , inoculation
Midline congenital cervical cleft is an extremely uncommon anomaly of the neck. Fewer than 100 cases have been reported. It is usually described as a cervical scar‐like skin defect. We present a case of midline cervical cleft mimicking linear morphea and treated with topical steroids for 2 years. This is an unusual presentation of this entity that must be treated with surgical excision to confirm the diagnosis histopathologically.