Abstract Oculoectodermal syndrome is a rare disease characterized by the association of aplasia cutis congenita, epibulbar dermoids, and other abnormalities. This report describes the twentieth case of the disease. We report a 4-year-old female child who presented with the classical features of the syndr...
Aplasia cutis congenita of scalp (ACCS) is a rare developmental anomaly. It has presented in children who have many concomitant anomalies. Large, deep defects can complicate by repeat local and systemic sepsis and life-threatening hemorrhage. In this paper, we describe, to the best of our knowledge, the ...
INTRODUÇÃO A Aplasia Congênita da Cútis (ACC) é uma doença rara caracterizada pela ausência de uma parte da pele ao nascimento, seja em área localizada ou generalizada. A incidência é de 0,1 a cada 100.000 nascimentos, tendo como acometimento principal o couro cabeludo, ocorrendo de forma isola...
Hay-Wells syndrome or AEC (Ankyloblepharon, Ectodermal dysplasia and Cleft lip and palate syndrome) is a rare ectodermal disorder. The treatment is aimed to prevent clinical complications. We describe the case of a four-month old male patient with erosions on the scalp, trunk and arms, trachyonychia, def...
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is an inherited, autosomal recessive, bullous disease, characterized by blisters followed with skin and mucosal erosions. We present a case of a male infant with pyloric atresia associated with junctional EB (Carmi syndrome). The patient underwent urgent laparotomy after prompt...
