Aplasia Cutis Congenita as a Sole Manifestation of Congenital Varicella Syndrome
Aplasia cutis congenita following maternal varicella is well known. On the other hand, aplasia cutis congenita as the sole manifestation of congenital varicella syndrome is very rare. A perusal of the literature revealed only one case. We report two infants with aplasia cutis congenita as the sole m...
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| description | Aplasia cutis congenita following maternal varicella is well known. On the other hand, aplasia cutis congenita as the sole manifestation of congenital varicella syndrome is very rare. A perusal of the literature revealed only one case. We report two infants with aplasia cutis congenita as the sole manifestation of congenital varicella syndrome. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6815ba4bd2e0488782579ac08b6b959c2025-02-03T01:04:47ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112020-01-01202010.1155/2020/61472506147250Aplasia Cutis Congenita as a Sole Manifestation of Congenital Varicella SyndromeAlexander K. C. Leung0Kin Fon Leong1Joseph M. Lam2Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, The University of Calgary and Pediatric Consultant, The Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, T2M 0H5, CanadaConsultant Pediatric Dermatologist, The Pediatric Institute, Kuala Lumpur General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDepartment of Dermatology and Skin Sciences, University of British Columbia and Consultant Pediatric Dermatologist, The BC Children’s Hospital Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, CanadaAplasia cutis congenita following maternal varicella is well known. On the other hand, aplasia cutis congenita as the sole manifestation of congenital varicella syndrome is very rare. A perusal of the literature revealed only one case. We report two infants with aplasia cutis congenita as the sole manifestation of congenital varicella syndrome.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6147250 |
| spellingShingle | Alexander K. C. Leung Kin Fon Leong Joseph M. Lam Aplasia Cutis Congenita as a Sole Manifestation of Congenital Varicella Syndrome Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Aplasia Cutis Congenita as a Sole Manifestation of Congenital Varicella Syndrome |
| title_full | Aplasia Cutis Congenita as a Sole Manifestation of Congenital Varicella Syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Aplasia Cutis Congenita as a Sole Manifestation of Congenital Varicella Syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aplasia Cutis Congenita as a Sole Manifestation of Congenital Varicella Syndrome |
| title_short | Aplasia Cutis Congenita as a Sole Manifestation of Congenital Varicella Syndrome |
| title_sort | aplasia cutis congenita as a sole manifestation of congenital varicella syndrome |
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