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Case Reports
. 2024 Jun 9:48:52.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2024.48.52.43784. eCollection 2024.

Aplasia cutis congenita of the trunk in a newborn: a rare case report

El Mouloua Ahmed  1 , Aballa Najoua  1 , Foura Salma  1 , Kamili Elouafi Elaouni  1 , Fouraiji Karima  1 , Oulad Saiad Mohamed  1
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Aplasia cutis congenita of the trunk in a newborn: a rare case report

El Mouloua Ahmed et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is a rare congenital disorder defined as a congenital skin defect, characterized by the absence of all skin layers at birth. The most frequent presentation is a small erythematous ulcerated or scar-like alopecic ectodermal lesion on the scalp vertex. However, extensive cutis aplasia of the trunk is extremely uncommon. Clinical and radiological evaluation defined the appropriate treatment. We herein report a rare case of a large aplasia cutis congenita of the trunk occurring in a male newborn managed with sulfadiazine silver 1% dressing, complete healing was achieved in about a month. The report highlights that conservative treatment is a highly effective and practical option for managing non-scalp extensive ACC.

Keywords: Skin defect; aplasia cutis congenita; case report; newborn; trunk.

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Figure 1
on day one: the baby showing a large aplasia cutis congenita on both sides of the trunk linked to a narrow band, passing just below the umbilicus; A) the right side of the trunk; B) the ventral side; C) the left side of the trunk
Figure 2
Figure 2
A, B, C) aspect after 1 month, complete healing of the skin defect with mature scar tissue and slight abnormal hypopigmentation
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