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Aplasia cutis congenita is a rare disorder characterized by congenital absence of skin. Ilona J. Frieden classified ACC in 1986 into 9 groups on the basis of location of the lesions and associated congenital anomalies. [2] The scalp is the most commonly involved area with lesser involvement of trunk and extremities.
Cutis aplasia congenita is defined as missing skin over any area of the body at birth; in AOS skin aplasia occurs at the vertex of the skull. The size of the lesion is variable and may range from solitary round hairless patches to complete exposure of the cranial contents.
Focal facial dermal dysplasia is a rare genetically heterogeneous group of disorders that are characterized by congenital bilateral scar like facial lesions, with or without associated facial anomalies. It is characterized by hairless lesions with fingerprint like puckering of the skin, especially at the temples, due to alternating bands of ...
Bart syndrome, also known as aplasia cutis congenita type VI, is a rare genetic disorder characterized by the association of congenital localized absence of skin, mucocutaneous blistering and absent and dystrophic nails.
Aplasia is a rare condition. Radial aplasia and pure red cell aplasia, particularly the acquired form of pure red cell aplasia, are the most common types. Radial aplasia affects about one in every 30,000 newborns. Radial ray deficiencies, such as radial aplasia, are one of the most common congenital arm disabilities.
A congenital physical anomaly is an abnormality of the structure of a body part. It may or may not be perceived as a problem condition. It may or may not be perceived as a problem condition. Many, if not most, people have one or more minor physical anomalies if examined carefully.
The mom of a 14-month-old with a congenital heart defect is opening up about the difficult decision to tell doctors not to continue performing CPR on her child Morgan Christofferson has told her ...
Hecht Scott syndrome (also known as fibular aplasia–tibial campomelia–oligosyndactyly [FATCO] syndrome) is a rare genetic disease that causes congenital limb formation. [ citation needed ] The main characterisation is the aplasia or hypoplasia of bones (mainly the fibula or tibia ) of the limb. [ 1 ]