title: Intramedullary spinal cord abscess: The result of a missed congenital dermal sinus.
abstract: Congenital dermal sinus (CDS) and occult spinal dysraphism are suspected when a cutaneous marker overlies the spine of a newborn. CDS can have the appearance of a simple dimple and occur within the gluteal cleft without any skin markers. CDS are the commonest cause of intramedullary spinal cord abscess.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Yoganathan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanaheswari
authors.forename: CheeHoe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Raja Juanita
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Raja Lope
authors.forename: Abu Bakar
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Azizi
authors.forename: Muhamed Annuar
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Zulfiqar
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: dermal sinus; occult spinal dysraphism; spinal cord abscess