1 Departments of Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology, Good Samaritan Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, Maricopa County General Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona
An infant with aplasia cutis congenita complicated by sagittal sinus hemorrhage is described. In cases of large defects, plastic surgical repair has been recommended for prevention of hemorrhage and infection. The complication of sagittal. sinus hemorrhage should be considered in patients with large midline scalp defects, especially when associated with absence of the underlying cranium.
Submitted on February 8, 1980
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