Intramedullary spinal cord abscess: The result of a missed congenital dermal sinus

Kanaheswari Y 1 , Lai C , Raja Lope RJ , Azizi AB , Zulfiqar MA

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  • 1 Department of Paediatrics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
J Paediatr Child Health, 2015 Feb;51(2):223-5.
PMID: 25099316 DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12707

Abstract

Congenital dermal sinus (CDS) and occult spinal dysraphism are suspected when a cutaneous marker overlies the spine of a newborn. CDS can have the appearance of a simple dimple and occur within the gluteal cleft without any skin markers. CDS are the commonest cause of intramedullary spinal cord abscess.

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