Directory of Dermal Sinus Resources

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A dermal sinus is a scaly, layered channel of tissue found anywhere from midline anywhere between the nasal bridge and the tailbone. Dermal sinus tracts are remnants of incomplete neural tube closure; they can present in childhood with skin findings, neurologic deficit, or infection.

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• Brain Abscess as a Manifestation of Spinal Dermal Sinus - National Institutes of Health

  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2621405/
  A case report of an 8-month-old girl admitted with symptoms of brain abscess. Parisa Emami-Naeini, Ali Mahdavi, Hamed Ahmadi, Nima Baradaran, and Farideh Nejat.

• Congenital Dermal Sinus - UCLA Neurosurgery

  http://neurosurgery.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=133
  Presents a brief summary of the condition, including symptoms and treatment.

• Congenital Dermal Sinus Presenting With Huge Subcutaneous Lumbosacral Abscess in a Neonate - Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

  http://journals.lww.com/infectdis/Fulltext/2008/09000/Congenital_Dermal_Sinus_Presenting_With_Huge.22.aspx
  Case report of a 15 day old infant, with infection. Includes discussion and treatment.

• Dermal Sinus Tracts of the Spine - Scott Elton, M.D. and W. Jerry Oakes, M.D.

  http://thejns.org/doi/pdf/10.3171/foc.2001.10.1.5
  Provides clinical details and illustrated cases of dermal sinus, and diagnosis from the Departments of Neurosurgery and Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama.

• Journal of Medical Case Reports - Double dermal sinuses: a case study

  http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/281
  A case presentation, with discussion of the co-existence of double dermal sinuses.

• Pseudo-dermal sinus tract or spinal dermal-sinus-like stalk?

  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3141846/
  Compares a spinal dermal sinus (DS) and a spinal dermal-sinus-like stalk (DSS) or pseudo-dermal sinus tract. Illustrations. E. M. J. Cornips, J. W. Weber, J. S. H. Vles, and J. van Aalst, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Child Neurology, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands.

• Sonoworld : Dermal sinus tract in neonate

  http://www.sonoworld.com/CaseDetails/Dermal_sinus_tract_in_neonate.aspx?ModuleCategoryId=614
  Images and interpretation of an ultrasound scan performed in a 10-day-old female infant.

• Spinal Congenital Dermal Sinus : An Experience of 23 Cases Over 7 Years

  http://www.neurologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886;year=2001;volume=49;issue=3;spage=243;epage=6;aulast=Jindal
  Overview of a study involving patients who underwent a detailed neurological examination and a complete radiological workup to delineate spinal abnormalities. Jindal A, Mahapatra AK, Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

 

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