Aplasia cutis in association with a triplet pregnancy and fetus papyraceus
- Stephen Wadams1,2,
- Robin Garrett-Cox1,2,
- L Kitteringham1,2
- 1Neonatal Unit, Southampton University Hospital Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton, UK
- 2Department of Paediatric Surgery, Southampton University Hospital Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton, UK
- Dr Stephen Wadams, Neonatal Unit, Southampton University Hospital Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton S016 6YD, UK; wadams{at}doctors.org.uk
- Accepted 24 October 2007
A baby boy weighing 1605 g was born at 35 weeks’ gestation with an unexpected large abdominal wall skin defect. This had been an in vitro fertilisation pregnancy in which two embryos were returned, one of which divided resulting in two monochorionic fetuses and a further third fetus. Interstitial laser therapy was performed at 13 weeks to …
