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Lumbar Lipomeningomyelocele Associated with Multiple Café au Lait Spots: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Balasubramanian Pradeep,
Srinivas C. R.,
Arunachalam Pavai,
Thirumurthy K. S.,
Rajkumar P. R.,
Manuvidhya H.
Publication year - 2015
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/pde.12557
Subject(s) - medicine , café au lait spot , occult , lumbar , pathology , surgery , alternative medicine , neurofibromatosis
We report on a child with several café au lait spots in association with a lumbar lipomeningomyelocele as an apparently new association. Cutaneous markers, the identification of which plays a crucial role in the early diagnosis and management of spinal malformations, can accompany occult spinal dysraphism. Herein we report a case of lumbar lipomeningomyelocele associated with an overlying café au lait spot that served as a marker of occult spinal dysraphism. The patient also had segmental café au lait spots on the face, making the association unique.