Open AccessCongenital dermal sinus in mid-dorsal spine with large intramedullary dermoid cyst in an 18-months-old child
Author(s) -
Ranjan Kumar Sahoo,
Pradipta Tripathy,
Debahuti Mohapatra,
Supriya Mohanty
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.123663
Subject(s) - medicine , dermoid cyst , intramedullary rod , epidermoid cyst , sinus (botany) , magnetic resonance imaging , surgery , dorsum , anatomy , cyst , radiology , botany , biology , genus
Intramedullary dermoid cyst is a rare entity. It is usually associated with spinal dysraphism and dermal sinus. Our case is an 18-months-old female child who presented with history of fever and mild difficulty in moving left leg. She had a sinus in mid dorsal spine since birth with history of intermittent discharge from it. On magnetic resonance imaging of spine she was diagnosed to have large intramedullary epidermoid/dermoid cyst in the D2-7 vertebral level with a sinus tract. A dermoid cyst along with the sinus tract was excised. Post-operative follow up period was uneventful with full recovery.