Aplasia cutis congenita. A case report and annotation

Abstract

Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) including epidermolysis bullosa (EB) are rare congenital conditions. In ACC there is a localised absence of skin while in EB blistering occurs with a split at the epidermal or dermal level. In the past these 2 conditions have been reported to occur in the same patient. A case of a Gurkha baby girl illustrating just such an entity with severe erosive defects over the head, face, trunk and acral parts of the limbs presenting at birth is reported. There was also widespread blistering over the chest, abdomen and back. The baby died after 3 days from serious complications.