EXTENSIVE FORM OF APLASIA-CUTIS-CONGENITA - A NEW SYNDROME

Aplasia cutis congenita is a heterogeneous group of conditions usually involving the scalp as well as any other part of the body and is asso ciated with a number of other congenital anomalies. We report on a new born male with almost complete absence of skin and subcutaneous tissue in association with choanal atresia, syndactyly, imperforate anus, pu lmonary hypoplasia, and other anomalies. To our knowledge, this condit ion, not only in the extent of the lesion but the associated anomalies , has not been reported previously.