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Aplasia Cutis Congenita and Other Anomalies Associated with Methimazole Exposure During Pregnancy

  1. CRISTINA RODRÍGUEZ-GARCÍA M.D.1,
  2. SORAHAYA GONZÁLEZ-HERNÁNDEZ M.D.1,
  3. ANGELA HERNÁNDEZ-MARTÍN M.D.2,
  4. NURIA PÉREZ-ROBAYNA M.D.1,
  5. ROSALBA SÁNCHEZ Ph.D., M.D.1,
  6. ANTONIO TORRELO M.D.2

Article first published online: 13 OCT 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01572.x

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Pediatric Dermatology

Pediatric Dermatology

Volume 28, Issue 6, pages 743–745, November/December 2011

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RODRÍGUEZ-GARCÍA, C., GONZÁLEZ-HERNÁNDEZ, S., HERNÁNDEZ-MARTÍN, A., PÉREZ-ROBAYNA, N., SÁNCHEZ, R. and TORRELO, A. (2011), Aplasia Cutis Congenita and Other Anomalies Associated with Methimazole Exposure During Pregnancy. Pediatric Dermatology, 28: 743–745. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01572.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, University of La Laguna (Canary Islands), Spain

  2. 2

    Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain

*Address correspondence to Cristina Rodríguez-García, M.D., Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, University of La Laguna, 38320 - La Laguna, Tenerife (Canary Islands), Spain, or e-mail: cristina_r_g@hotmail.com.

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  1. Issue published online: 15 NOV 2011
  2. Article first published online: 13 OCT 2011

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Abstract:  Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is a congenital defect consisting of a circumscribed absence of skin that usually involves the scalp. The etiology is uncertain, and several teratogenic agents such as methimazole have been involved. We report two cases of ACC and other anomalies in newborns exposed to methimazole during pregnancy.

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