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

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.

• Authors: Yoganathan Kanaheswari, CheeHoe Lai, Raja Juanita Raja Lope, Abu Bakar Azizi, Muhamed Annuar Zulfiqar
• Journal: Journal of paediatrics and child health (J Paediatr Child Health) Vol. 51 Issue 2 Pg. 223-5 (Feb 2015) ISSN: 1440-1754 [Electronic] Australia
• PMID: 25099316 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2014 The Authors. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health © 2014 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (Royal Australasian College of Physicians).

Topics

• Abscess (etiology, pathology)
• Child, Preschool
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Male
• Spina Bifida Occulta (complications, diagnosis, pathology)
• Spinal Cord Diseases (etiology, pathology)
• Spine (abnormalities, pathology)