Familial aplasia cutis congenital

ABSTRACT

Aplasia cutis is a disorder characterized by developmental absence of portion of skin. Scalp is the most commonly involved site. The etiopathogenesis of the disease is not fully understood and multiple theories have been proposed for explanation. The disorder occurs sporadically and cases with familial occurrence are very rarely mentioned in literature. One such case with familial aplasia cutis of scalp is reported in this article