Open AccessRare association of spondylo costal dysostosis with split cord malformations type II: A case report and a brief review of literature
Author(s) -
B. Srinivas,
Aneel Kumar Puligopu,
Dinesh Sukhla,
Prajnya Ranganath
Publication year - 2014
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 - 10.4103/1817-1745.139320
Subject(s) - medicine , spina bifida , dysostosis , cord , spinal dysraphism , anatomy , congenital disease , pediatrics , surgery
Spondylo costal dysostosis (SCD) is a genetic skeletal disorder characterized by a variety of costo-vertebral malformations. SCD with type I split cord malformation (SCM) have been reported in the literature. We report an unusual association of SCD with type II SCM. Imaging studies revealed multiple vertebral segmentations, rib malformations, spina bifida and low lying cord with type II SCM at the D12-L3 level. She underwent detethering of the cord. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the association of SCD with type II SCM.