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Adams-Oliver Syndrome. A case with isolated aplasia cutis congenita and skeletal defects.

Department of Dermatology, Andrology and S.T.Ds, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufiya University, Menoufiya 32511, Egypt.
Journal of Dermatological Case Reports 03/2012; 6(1):25-8. DOI:10.3315/jdcr.2012.1092 pp.25-8
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT Adams-Oliver Syndrome is characterized by the combination of aplasia cutis congenita and limb anomalies. It was initially described in 1945 by Adams and Oliver.
We report a case of a 10-year-old girl with Adams-Oliver Syndrome with aplasia cutis congenita and limb defects only with no internal organ anomalies.
Adams-Oliver Syndrome is a rare multisystem disorder of unknown etiology. It may be presented by isolated aplasia cutis congenita and limb anomalies.

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Keywords

Adams
 
Adams-Oliver Syndrome
 
aplasia cutis congenita
 
internal organ anomalies
 
limb anomalies
 
rare multisystem disorder