Intraspinal Abscess and Hydrocephaly Secondary to Dermal Sinus

Tekin D., Öztürk F., Uysal S., Iyigün Ö.

Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi Tip Dergisi, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.97-101, 2003 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Dergi Adı: Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi Tip Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.97-101
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Dermal sinus, Hydrocephaly, Intraspinal abscess
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The cases with meningitis that is unresponsive to conventional antibiotic therapy, recurrent bacterial meningitis or detection of an atypical pathogenic organism should suggest congenital neuroectodermal defects and a detailed physical examination should be done. Because of the failure of the antibiotic therapy in a patient, a careful physical examination was done and a dermal sinus was detected. In his follow-up, the presence of a intraspinal abscess and an infected dermoid cyst due to hemolytic streptococci were detected.