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Case Reports
. 1991 Jan;34(1):68-70.

[Lumbosacral dermal sinus as entry point of purulent meningitis. Report of 3 cases]

[Article in Spanish]
C Casani Martínez  1 , M C Otero Reigada, A Pérez Tamarit, J A Alvarez Garijo, F Asensi Botet
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  • PMID: 2018261
Case Reports

[Lumbosacral dermal sinus as entry point of purulent meningitis. Report of 3 cases]

[Article in Spanish]
C Casani Martínez et al. An Esp Pediatr. 1991 Jan.

Abstract

Defects of neural tube closure, although minimal, can provide access for infections of the central nervous system. All skin alterations in rear middle line of the body, however, minimal, must be carefully investigated as they could give access to bacterial meningitis. We present three new cases of dermal lumbosacral sinus which went unnoticed in the neonatal period later becoming the access point for bacterial meningitis.

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