title: MR of multiple intraspinal abscesses associated with congenital dermal sinus.
abstract: We describe the MR features in a case of multiple intraspinal abscesses involving almost the whole of the spinal cord in a 3-year-old child. The presence of a dermal sinus helped us in the preoperative diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, King George's Medical College, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dev
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Husain
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media