Aplasia cutis congenita after exposure to methimazole: a causal relationship?
- 1 December 1995
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 133 (6) , 994-996
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1995.tb06940.x
Abstract
We report a child with scalp aplasia cutis congenita, whose mother was treated with methimazole during pregnancy. The relationship between antithyroid drug administration during pregnancy and the occurrence of scalp defects is discussed, and the pertinent literature is reviewed.Keywords
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