Aplasia cutis congenita in a Nigerian newborn: Case report from South-western Nigeria
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Aplasia cutis congenita in a Nigerian newborn: Case report from South-western NigeriaAbstract
We report an uncommon presentation and conservative management of Aplasia Cutis Congenita (ACC), a rare congenital defect of the skin in a newborn. The skin defects was located on the abdominal region, irregularly shaped, symmetrical, each measuring about 5 x 3 cm. There was no discharge, bleeding, bullae or anomalies on clinical examination. The child was managed conservatively with antibiotics and wound dressing. The wound granulated well, there were no local or systemic complications. By the 8th day of admission, defect had almost completely healed leaving a hypo-pigmented scar. At 2 weeks on follow-up the scar had become hyper-pigmented.
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