Congenital Defect of the Skin of the New-Born
RL SUTTON - Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology, 1935 - jamanetwork.com
Descriptions of a limited number of instances of congenital defect of the skin of the new-born
are to be found in the literature. Most of these have appeared in publications devoted to
pediatrics. It is of interest to note a case first recognized when the patient was in his thirty-
eighth year. Congenital defect of the skin of the new-born is an extraordinary condition,
characterized by absence at birth of circumscribed areas of integument. The defect is usually
solitary, but lesions may be multiple, in which case they are usually either grouped or …
are to be found in the literature. Most of these have appeared in publications devoted to
pediatrics. It is of interest to note a case first recognized when the patient was in his thirty-
eighth year. Congenital defect of the skin of the new-born is an extraordinary condition,
characterized by absence at birth of circumscribed areas of integument. The defect is usually
solitary, but lesions may be multiple, in which case they are usually either grouped or …