Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Aplasia cutis congenita of scalp
HP:0007385
What it means
A developmental defect resulting in the congenital absence of skin on the scalp.
Rare diseases that can present with this5
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Defect of scalp · Focal absence of scalp tissue · Scalp aplasia cutis congenita · Scalp defect · Solitary scalp defect
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