J Korean Soc Pediatr Endocrinol.  2008 Jun;13(1):100-103.

Aplasia Cutis Congenita in a Baby born to Hyperthyroid Mother Treated with Methimazole During Pregnancy: A Case Report

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea. pedendo@dau.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea.

Abstract

Aplasia cutis congenita is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by focal absence of skin at birth. It most commonly manifests as a solitary defect on the scalp, but sometimes it may occur as multiple lesions. Frieden classified aplasia cutis congenita into nine types according to the associated anomalies, but a unifying theory has not been identified to explain the etiology of this disease. We report a case of a newborn with isolated aplasia cutis congenita on the scalp at birth, whose mother was treated with methimazole up to the 22 weeks of gestation due to hyperthyroidism.

Keyword

Aplasia cutis congenita; Methimazole

MeSH Terms

Ectodermal Dysplasia
Humans
Hyperthyroidism
Infant, Newborn
Methimazole
Mothers
Parturition
Pregnancy
Scalp
Skin
Methimazole
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