Cervical dermal sinus associated with meningitis and motor paralysis.
A patient is described with a congenital dermal sinus in the high cervical region who developed recurrent episodes of purulent meningitis associated with fluctuating paresis of the extremities. Subtotal excision of the dermal track in the cord resulted in good functional recovery.
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications*; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000150:complications*