Symmetric truncal aplasia cutis congenita following multifetal reduction of a sextuplet pregnancy.

Schaffer, Julie V; Popiolek, Dorota A; Orlow, Seth J · J Pediatr · 2008

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) in a symmetric, stellate pattern on the trunk or extremities is classically associated with a fetus papyraceus. We report symmetric truncal ACC in a neonate born of a sextuplet pregnancy that had been reduced to twins. This case highlights truncal ACC as a consequence of modern reproductive medicine.

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