Concurrent Klippel-Feil Anomaly, Tethering and Dermoid Cyst Misinterpreted as Pott disease: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Amit Agrawal,
Thalluri Gopalkrishnaiah,
Shanthi Viswanathan,
BA Ramakrishna
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
malaysian orthopaedic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.271
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2232-111X
pISSN - 1985-2533
DOI - 10.5704/moj.1403.002
Subject(s) - medicine , klippel–feil syndrome , dermoid cyst , tethering , surgery , computer science , operating system
Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is characterized by the failure in segmentation of two or more vertebrae due to an abnormal division of the mesodermal somites and has been reported to be associated with cardiac and central nervous system anomalies. We report a rare occurrence of concurrent Klippel-Feil anomaly, tethering and dermoid cyst of dorsal spine masquerading Potts’ disease in an eighteen years old female. In rare instances the KFS can be associated with intracranial or spinal tumors, most frequently dermoid or epidermoid cysts. Key Words Congenital spinal malformation, Klippel-Feil syndrome, dermal sinus, dermoid cysts
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