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Intramedullary spinal cord abscess: The result of a missed congenital dermal sinus
Author(s) -
Kanaheswari Yoganathan,
Lai CheeHoe,
Raja Lope Raja Juanita,
Azizi Abu Bakar,
Zulfiqar Muhamed Annuar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/jpc.12707
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , abscess , spinal cord , intramedullary rod , cord , sinus (botany) , occult , anatomy , pathology , botany , biology , genus , alternative medicine , psychiatry
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.