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Apert syndrome is a condition characterized by skeletal abnormalities as well as acne. It was first described in two cases by Wheaton in 1894 [1, 2] and by renowned French pediatrician Eugène Charles Apert, who in 1906 reported several individuals with congenital malformations of the skull and syndactyly of the hands and feet [3].

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    Yasser Albahrani M.D. & Joshua A. Zeichner M.D.

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Albahrani, Y., Zeichner, J.A. (2014). Apert Syndrome. In: Zeichner, J. (eds) Acneiform Eruptions in Dermatology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8344-1_25

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