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Aplasia cutis congenita
Dermoscopic image of aplasia cutis congenita showing visible hair bulbs on the scalp of a female child.

Aplasia cutis congenita

Dermoscopic image of aplasia cutis congenita showing visible hair bulbs on the scalp of a female child.  


Keywords: ACC, Atrophic alopecia, Child, Congenital anomaly of skin development, Dermoscopy, Female, Hair, Pigmented hair bulb, Scalp, Trichoscopy



What is aplasia cutis congenita?

Aplasia cutis congenita describes the congenital absence of skin. The commonest form presents as a scalp defect at birth. Aplasia cutis is also a component of a number of genetic syndromes.

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