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- Title
Aplasia cutis congenita of the scalp: is there a better treatment strategy?
- Authors
Santos de Oliveira, Ricardo; Barros Jucá, Carlos Eduardo; Lopes Lins-Neto, Antônio; Aparecida do Carmo Rego, Maria; Farina, Jaime; Machado, Helio Rubens
- Abstract
Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is a rare disease of unknown etiology, involving any site of the body. The scalp is the most frequent location, followed by the forearms, knees, both sides of the trunk, and neck, in decreasing order of frequency. Superficial lesions may heal spontaneously and seldom result in morbidity or mortality. However, in patients with large scalp and skull defects, there are risks of infection and bleeding. Conservative treatment has been described and advocated, but some authors have highlighted the disadvantages of this treatment modality. On the other hand, several authors claim that aggressive surgical treatment has an important role for large defects.
- Publication
Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2006, Vol 22, Issue 9, p1072
- ISSN
0256-7040
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00381-006-0074-y