title: Lumbar lipomeningomyelocele associated with multiple café au lait spots: a case report.
abstract: We report on a child with several café au lait spots in association with a lumbar lipomeningomyelocele as an apparently new association. Cutaneous markers, the identification of which plays a crucial role in the early diagnosis and management of spinal malformations, can accompany occult spinal dysraphism. Herein we report a case of lumbar lipomeningomyelocele associated with an overlying café au lait spot that served as a marker of occult spinal dysraphism. The patient also had segmental café au lait spots on the face, making the association unique.
authors: Department of Dermatology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India.
authors: Pradeep
authors: P
authors: Balasubramanian
authors: Department of Dermatology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India.
authors: C R
authors: CR
authors: Srinivas
authors: Department of Paediatric Surgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India.
authors: Pavai
authors: P
authors: Arunachalam
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India.
authors: K S
authors: KS
authors: Thirumurthy
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India.
authors: P R
authors: PR
authors: Rajkumar
authors: Department of Dermatology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Manuvidhya
mesh_terms: D019080:Cafe-au-Lait Spots / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery