Hypertrophic scarring is the usual outcome of non-membranous aplasia cutis of the scalp

Stefano Cambiaghi; Laura Maffeis; Lucia Restano; Carlo Gelmetti

doi:10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.00928.x

Hypertrophic scarring is the usual outcome of non-membranous aplasia cutis of the scalp

Pediatr Dermatol. 2009 May-Jun;26(3):362-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.00928.x.

Authors

Stefano Cambiaghi¹, Laura Maffeis, Lucia Restano, Carlo Gelmetti

Affiliation

¹ Servizio di Dermatologia Pediatrica, U.O. di Dermatologia, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico,Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milano, Italy. stefano.cambiaghi@fastwebnet.it

PMID: 19706113
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.00928.x

Abstract

The outcome of aplasia cutis congenita of the scalp, nonmembranous type, in a series of 21 Caucasian patients is reported. In all the patients the congenital skin defect healed with irregular hypertrophic scar formation.

MeSH terms

Adult
Alopecia / etiology
Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / etiology*
Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / pathology
Ectodermal Dysplasia / complications*
Ectodermal Dysplasia / pathology
Humans
Infant
Scalp / abnormalities*