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Atlas of dermatopathology
Josef Feit, Hana Jedličková, Günter Burg, Luděk Matyska, Spasoje Radovanovic et al.
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+ Introduction
+ Literature
+ Support
+ Skin biopsy
+ Non-tumorous skin diseases
+ Skin tumors
+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis
+ Soft tissue lesions
+ Some lesions of the oral cavity
+ Dermatovenerology
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf
+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari
Aplasia cutis congenita
Clinical signs
  • congenital defect of the skin
  • distribution: localized or widespread
  • location: variable, the localized form is often localized on the scalp
  • focus of thinned epidermis, alopecia, scarring
  • the defect may be superficial, deep within the dermis or even affect the skull
  • sometimes combined with various congenital anomalies
  • for detailed classification see specialized literature
Histology

Epidermal defect, no hair follicles. The surface may be covered by very thin epithelial layer. Later scarring.

Pictures

Aplasia cutis congenita, 31 — week stillborn infant; trisomy 13 (Patau), macroscopic and microscopic picture: Aplasia cutis congenita, Macro, autopsy (6037) Aplasia cutis congenita, HE 40x (6032)