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Congenital cranial and spinal dermal sinuses: A report of 3 cases

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Three cases of congenital dermal sinus are presented—2 female and 1 male. Frontal, thoracic, and lumbosacral congenital dermal sinuses were explored. All patients presented with skin findings, but no neurologic deficits. The case with frontal localization was associated with a corpus callosum lipoma and dermoid tumor, and the patient presented with recurrent meningitis. The case with sacral localization was associated with an epidermoid tumor. Morphogenetic, clinical, and radiologic aspects of these cases are discussed. The midline should be carefully examined whenever a child suffers from meningitis. Dermal sinus tracts should be excised prophylactically.

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  1. Medical Faculty Department of Neurosurgery, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey

    Erdal Kalkan MD & Alper Baysefer MD

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, SB Konya Numune Hospital, Konya, Turkey

    Hakan Karabagli MD

  3. Department of Pathology, SB Konya Meram Hospital, Konya, Turkey

    Pinar Karabagli MD

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Kalkan, E., Karabagli, H., Karabagli, P. et al. Congenital cranial and spinal dermal sinuses: A report of 3 cases. Adv Therapy 23, 543–548 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02850043

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