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Case Reports
. 1979 Jul;5(1 Pt 1):60-2.
doi: 10.1227/00006123-197907010-00011.

Cervical dermal sinus and intramedullary spinal cord abscess: case report

J R Bean, J W Walsh, H M Blacker
Case Reports

Cervical dermal sinus and intramedullary spinal cord abscess: case report

J R Bean et al. Neurosurgery. 1979 Jul.

Abstract

Congenital dermal sinuses in the cervical region are rare. A case report is presented in which the persistent anomaly led to formation of an intramedullary spinal cord abscess. The clinical presentation, radiological diagnosis, and surgical management are discussed.

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