title: [Lumbosacral dermal sinus as entry point of purulent meningitis. Report of 3 cases].
abstract: Defects of neural tube closure, although minimal, can provide access for infections of the central nervous system. All skin alterations in rear middle line of the body, however, minimal, must be carefully investigated as they could give access to bacterial meningitis. We present three new cases of dermal lumbosacral sinus which went unnoticed in the neonatal period later becoming the access point for bacterial meningitis.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Infectocontagiosas, Hospital Infantil La Fe, Valencia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Casani Martínez
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Otero Reigada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pérez Tamarit
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Alvarez Garijo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Asensi Botet
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D013492:Suppuration / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed