Absent skin at birth with blistering: Bart's Syndrome?

Bart's Syndrome is a disorder characterised by aplasia cutis congenita and epidermolysis bullosa. We report a case of a 4-day-old baby who had absent skin over the legs along with blistering and nail dystrophy. The diagnosis of Bart's Syndrome was made based on history and clinical examina...

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Published inArchives of Medicine and Health Sciences Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 133 - 135
Main Authors Iqbal, Amina Asfiya, Shenoy, Manjunath, Pinto, Malcolm, Amin, Vishal, Hegde, Spandana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2017
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
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Aplasia cutis congenita
Bart's syndrome
Ectodermal dysplasia
Epidermolysis bullosa
Medical examination
Skin
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Summary:Bart's Syndrome is a disorder characterised by aplasia cutis congenita and epidermolysis bullosa. We report a case of a 4-day-old baby who had absent skin over the legs along with blistering and nail dystrophy. The diagnosis of Bart's Syndrome was made based on history and clinical examination. However, detailed investigations and histopathological confirmation is needed for final diagnosis. The management is conservative and needs multidisciplinary support.
ISSN:2321-4848
DOI:10.4103/amhs.amhs_31_17