MR of multiple intraspinal abscesses associated with congenital dermal sinus

MR of multiple intraspinal abscesses associated with congenital dermal sinus

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.

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of neuroradiology : AJNR 1997-04, Vol.18 (4), p.742-743
Hauptverfasser: Dev, R, Husain, M, Gupta, A, Gupta, RK
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abscess - diagnosis
Abscess - etiology
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the nervous system. Bacterial myositis
Biological and medical sciences
Case Reports
Child, Preschool
Contrast Media
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Image Enhancement
Infectious diseases
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical sciences
Paresis - etiology
Spina Bifida Occulta - complications
Spina Bifida Occulta - diagnosis
Spinal Cord Diseases - diagnosis
Spinal Cord Diseases - microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0195-6108
1936-959X