[Endogenous foreign body meningitis due to a spinal epidermoid].
We present a two year old child with recurrent aseptic meningitis due to a spinal epidermoid in the subdural space. A dermal sinus had been operated earlier in this child. The connection between dermal sinus and spinal epidermoid is demonstrated. Computed tomography (CT) examination should be used as a screening in all patients with congenital dermal sinus with special reference to visualizing anatomical details.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000150:complications*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000150:complications; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*
Endogene Fremdkörpermeningitis bei spinalem Epidermoid.