Aplasia Cutis Congenita in an Infant with Very Low Birth Weight

A female neonate was born with 2 congenital defects of the skin and bone on her head. She was born at 35  weeks and 3 days of gestation with a birth weight of 1484 g (−2.92 SD). Apgar scores were 8 and 9 at 1 and 5 minutes, respectively. At 34 weeks of gestation, a wide part of the scalp and skull, from the parietal to the occipital region, was noted to be absent on ultrasound and fetal magnetic resonance imaging Therefore, skull aplasia of the fetus was suspected (Figure 1; available at www.jpeds.com).

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - January 12, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Nana Kawaguchi, Toru Kuboi, Satoshi Yamato, Saeko Okabe, Kohichiroh Nii, Takaaki Sadamura, Akiko Nakano, Mikio Morine, Hidekazu Taniguchi Tags: Rediscovering the Physical Exam Source Type: research