Acalvaria in a Malian girl: a new surviving case

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This report describes a rare surviving case of acalvaria, a severe congenital disorder characterized by the absence of cranial bones, in a young girl from Mali.

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Acalvaria is a rare and lethal congenital malformation characterized by the absence of the cranial vault bones, dura mater and associated muscles with complete cranial content. We report a 5-year-old Malian girl seen at 20 months old for facial dysmorphia, hemiparesis, and a cranial bone defect that improved progressively.

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