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Lower cervical dermal sinus tract and associated intraspinal abscess causing meningitis in a child

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Congenital dermal sinus tracts are frequently a cause of recurrent meningitis. We present a case of a rare lower cervical dermal sinus and an associated intraspinal abscess causing meningitis.

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  1. Department of Radiology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555–0709, USA

    Rajeev K. Shah, Gregory Chaljub & Leonard E. Swischuk

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Correspondence to Gregory Chaljub.

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Shah, R.K., Chaljub, G. & Swischuk, L.E. Lower cervical dermal sinus tract and associated intraspinal abscess causing meningitis in a child. Emergency Radiology 10, 160–162 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-003-0304-5

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