Newborn Skin

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I am looking inmation on aplasia cutis congentia in infants. causes to appear on infant's scalp?

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Aplasia Cutis COngenita is seen in 1 in 3000 births and is usually inherited from a parent. It is a failure of the skin to properly close in the area. Parts of the skin may be missing and so when it heals, a sunken in region is seen. It is typically one half to one inch on the back of the scalp.