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Year : 2014  |  Volume : 59  |  Issue : 5  |  Page : 527-528
Absence of skin over scalp and short digits in a newborn


University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India

Date of Web Publication1-Sep-2014

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DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.139927

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Chhabra N, Kaur R. Absence of skin over scalp and short digits in a newborn. Indian J Dermatol 2014;59:527-8

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Chhabra N, Kaur R. Absence of skin over scalp and short digits in a newborn. Indian J Dermatol [serial online] 2014 [cited 2023 Sep 28];59:527-8. Available from: https://www.e-ijd.org/text.asp?2014/59/5/527/139927


A 1-day old female child, delivered at thirty six weeks by normal vaginal delivery at home, was admitted in intensive care unit with respiratory insufficiency and crusted lesion over parieto-occipital region of scalp. She was the third child of non-consanguineous parents. On examination, a 4 cm by 3 cm area of scalp defect with overlying scurfing crusts and perilesional atrophic scarring overlying the posterior fontanel was noted [Figure 1]. The underlying skull beneath the scalp defect was normal. Fingers 2-5 on both hands and toes 1-3 of left foot were small with absent nails [Figure 2] and [Figure 3]. Cardiac and neurological examination was normal. There was no family history of scalp or limb defects. The mother denied any history of maternal drug intake, infection or radiation exposure during pregnancy. Hands and feet X-ray of the child revealed hypoplasia of terminal phalanges of fingers and toes. Skull X-ray, chest X-ray, echocardiography, abdominopelvic ultrasonography, brain computed tomography were all normal.
Figure 1: Scalp defect with overlying scurfing crusts and perilesional atrophic scarring overlying the posterior fontanel

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Figure 2: Short fi ngers (2-5) with absent nails involving right hand

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Figure 3: Short toes (1-3) with absent nails involving left foot

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