A Case of Dermal Sinus Tract with Recurrent Meningitis in a 3-Month-Old Infant
Neonatal Medicine
;
: 177-181, 2015.
Artigo
em Coreano
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| ID: wpr-145880
ABSTRACT
Spinal dermal sinus tract (DST) is a rare congenital dysraphism that occurs in approximately one in every 2,500 live births. Many studies have reported that cutaneous stigmata overlying the posterior midline neuroaxis may be associated with dermal sinuses, including abnormal pigmentation, hemangioma, hypertrichosis, and benign sacrococcygeal dimples. Spinal DSTs that are connected with sinuses may have diverse clinical presentations and may involve clinical complications, occasionally caused by a neurologic defect, or infectious complications, including life-threatening conditions such as meningitis. A 3-month-old girl had experienced recurrent meningitis without typical abnormal findings on physical and laboratory examinations. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed to evaluate infectious conditions, and DST was found incidentally. Although MRI findings revealed DST, we could not find any small opening on the skin on careful observation. Thus, first-line physicians should keep several important factors in mind when initially evaluating patients with recurrent meningitis, such as cutaneous findings over the midline neuroaxis and early neuroimaging studies for congenital dysraphism.
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Assunto principal:
Pele
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Pigmentação
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Cristianismo
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Espinha Bífida Oculta
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Nascido Vivo
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Neuroimagem
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Hemangioma
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Hipertricose
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Meningite
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Lactente
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Recém-Nascido
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Neonatal Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
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