Aplasia Cutis Congenita Scalp Presenting with Life Threatening Hemorrhage: A Case Report

Aplasia cutis congenita is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by the absence of a patch of skin since birth. It may lead to life threatening complications at times. A 5-day-old neonate with Aplasia cutis congenita was received in a state of shock due to tremendous blood loss from the superior s...

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Autores principales: Mahmood, Farrukh, Tasneem, Shahzadi, Nadeem, Malik Muhammad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4420308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26023367
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Sumario:Aplasia cutis congenita is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by the absence of a patch of skin since birth. It may lead to life threatening complications at times. A 5-day-old neonate with Aplasia cutis congenita was received in a state of shock due to tremendous blood loss from the superior sagittal sinus. The neonate was resuscitated immediately followed by closure of the superior sagittal sinus and flap coverage to the defect as a life saving procedure.

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