Alpasia cutis congenita

ABSTRACT

aplasia cutis congenita is an uncommon anomaly of the newborn. Over 500 cases have been reported in USA since it was described, but due to significant under reportation of this generally benign disorder precise frequency is unknown. Aplasia cutis congenia is considered a rare condition, occurring in about 1 per 3500 live births, there is no racial predilection as well as no sexual prediction. In Tripoli Libya we registered two cases one boy born in Alkhadra Hospital, and another girl born in Ibn Nafise hospital. Etiology, clinical manifestations, investigations, treatment, and prognosis, of these first reported cases in Libya is introduced in this case report