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Dermal sinus and intramedullary spinal cord abscess Report of two cases and review of the literature

Report of two cases and review of the literature

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Intramedullary abscesses of the spinal cord are uncommon. Most of them occur in association with heart, pulmonary or urogenital infections. We report two cases of intramedullary spinal cord abscesses secondary to congenital dermal sinus. Only 14 cases of such an association have previously been reported. In our cases, dermal sinus was associated with an epidermoid tumour. The clinical presentation, pathogenesis, magnetic resonance imaging findings, surgical management and outcome are discussed.

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Received: 30 June 1998

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Morandi, X., Mercier, P., Fournier, HD. et al. Dermal sinus and intramedullary spinal cord abscess Report of two cases and review of the literature. Child's Nerv Syst 15, 202–207 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003810050370

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