Recognizable neonatal clinical features of aplasia cutis congenita.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC), classified in nine groups, is likely to be underreported, since milder isolated lesions in wellbeing newborns could often be undetected, and solitary lesions in the context of polymalformative syndromes could not always be reported. Regardless of form and cause, therapeutic options have in common the aim to restore the deficient mechanical and immunological cutaneous protection and to limit the risk of fluid leakage or rupture of the exposed organs. We aimed to review our institutional prevalence, comorbidities, treatment and outcome of newborns with ACC.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study including all newborns affected by ACC and admitted at the University Mother-Child Department from October 2010 to October 2019. Anthropom

SUBMITTER: Schierz IAM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7029587 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature