Cutaneous stigmata of occult spinal dysraphism.
We describe a 4-year-old Hispanic boy with a dermal pit and an overlying macular vascular malformation in the lumbosacral area. Magnetic resonance imaging of the region revealed an intraspinal lesion at L1-L2. A fibrous tract was excised. A benign lipoma intrinsic to the roots of the cauda equina was noted at surgery. The cutaneous stigmata of occult spinal dysraphisms are reviewed.
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Medical School, Denver.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D017445:Skin Diseases, Vascular / Q000209:etiology*; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*