Congenital Absence of Skin on Scalp

A male preterm infant born via cesarean delivery, with a gestational age of 364/7 weeks and birth weight of 3040 g, presented with a 2.0 × 2.3 cm skin defect over his scalp vertex after birth (Figure 1). The mother had preeclampsia and a history of systemic lupus erythematosus. The physical examination did not show any other abnormalities. Hematological and biochemical data were all within normal limits. Brain sonogram revealed no abnormalities. The microarray-based comparative genomic hybridization study was normal.

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