Aplasia Cutis Congenita as a Sole Manifestation of Congenital Varicella Syndrome

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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Main Authors: Alexander K. C. Leung, Kin Fon Leong, Joseph M. Lam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6147250
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spelling doaj-6815ba4bd2e0488782579ac08b6b959c2020-11-25T02:32:06ZengHindawi LimitedCase 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
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author Alexander K. C. Leung
Kin Fon Leong
Joseph M. Lam
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Kin Fon Leong
Joseph M. Lam
Aplasia Cutis Congenita as a Sole Manifestation of Congenital Varicella Syndrome
Case Reports in Pediatrics
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title 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_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_sort aplasia cutis congenita as a sole manifestation of congenital varicella syndrome
publisher Hindawi Limited
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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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