Volume 9, Issue 3, November 2014, Pages 1345–1348
Majdouline Boujoual1, Fatima Jabouirik2, Jaouad Kouach3, Driss Moussaoui4, and Mohammed Dehayni5
1 Gynécologie Obstétrique, Hôpital Militaire d’Instruction Mohammed V (HMIMV), Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Tanger, Université Abdelmalek Essaadi, Morocco
2 Department of Pediatrics, Ibn Sina Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco
3 Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université Mohamed V, Rabat, Morocco
4 Department of Gynecology-Obstetric, Military Training Hospital Med V, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
5 Department of Gynecology-Obstetric, Military Training Hospital Med V, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
Original language: English
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Aplasia cutis congenital is a rare congenital absence of skin, exceptionally involves extremities. Most cases are sporadic but familial autosomal dominant pattern can be found. The etiology remains unclear, both genetic and environmental causes have been implicated. This lesion has primarily a clinical diagnosis. Imaging studies may be used to evaluate underlying tissues and investigate other comorbid abnormalities. Treatment modalities depend upon the extent defect and involvement of underlying tissues. Genetic counseling is useful in cases of hereditary form. We report a new case of extensive bilateral aplasia cutis congenital of extremities in a new born, occurred as an isolated sporadic case without family history, no teratogenic medication and no evidence for an amniotic band or infection in pregnancy.
Author Keywords: Aplasia cutis congenital, Diagnosis, Etiology, Prognosis, Management.
Majdouline Boujoual1, Fatima Jabouirik2, Jaouad Kouach3, Driss Moussaoui4, and Mohammed Dehayni5
1 Gynécologie Obstétrique, Hôpital Militaire d’Instruction Mohammed V (HMIMV), Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Tanger, Université Abdelmalek Essaadi, Morocco
2 Department of Pediatrics, Ibn Sina Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco
3 Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université Mohamed V, Rabat, Morocco
4 Department of Gynecology-Obstetric, Military Training Hospital Med V, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
5 Department of Gynecology-Obstetric, Military Training Hospital Med V, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Aplasia cutis congenital is a rare congenital absence of skin, exceptionally involves extremities. Most cases are sporadic but familial autosomal dominant pattern can be found. The etiology remains unclear, both genetic and environmental causes have been implicated. This lesion has primarily a clinical diagnosis. Imaging studies may be used to evaluate underlying tissues and investigate other comorbid abnormalities. Treatment modalities depend upon the extent defect and involvement of underlying tissues. Genetic counseling is useful in cases of hereditary form. We report a new case of extensive bilateral aplasia cutis congenital of extremities in a new born, occurred as an isolated sporadic case without family history, no teratogenic medication and no evidence for an amniotic band or infection in pregnancy.
Author Keywords: Aplasia cutis congenital, Diagnosis, Etiology, Prognosis, Management.
How to Cite this Article
Majdouline Boujoual, Fatima Jabouirik, Jaouad Kouach, Driss Moussaoui, and Mohammed Dehayni, “Aplasia cutis congenita: a rare extensive bilateral case of extremities,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 1345–1348, November 2014.
