Cervical Dermal Sinus and Intramedullary Spinal Cord Abscess

1 July 1979

journal article
Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurosurgery

Vol. 5 (1) , 60-62
https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-197907010-00011

Abstract

Congenital dermal sinuses in the cervical region are rare. A case report is presented in which the persistent anomaly led to formation of an intramedullary spinal cord abscess. The clinical presentation, radiological diagnosis, and surgical management are discussed.

Keywords

SPINAL CORD ABSCESS
DERMAL SINUS
ABSCESS
PARANASAL SINUSES
SPINAL DYSRAPHISM
SURGICAL PROCEDURES
OPERATIVE
DIAGNOSIS
SPINAL CORD
PERSISTENCE

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