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The Value of MRI in a Patient with Occult Spinal Dysraphism
Author(s) -
Perera Gayathri K,
Atherton David
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2006.00164.x
Subject(s) - medicine , occult , spinal dysraphism , value (mathematics) , radiology , nuclear medicine , surgery , pathology , statistics , mathematics , spina bifida , alternative medicine
We describe an infant girl who was referred to us because of a lumbosacral swelling. She was also found to have two nonblanching, erythematous macules, one at the cervical level and one at the lumbosacral level. Occult spinal dysraphism was demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging.