Lumbar Lipomeningomyelocele Associated with Multiple Café au Lait Spots: A Case Report |
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| Authors: | Pradeep Balasubramanian MD C R Srinivas MD Pavai Arunachalam MS MCh K S Thirumurthy MS MCh P R Rajkumar MS MCh H Manuvidhya MBBS |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Dermatology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India;2. Department of Paediatric Surgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India;3. Department of Neurosurgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India |
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| Abstract: | We report on a child with several café au lait spots in association with a lumbar lipomeningomyelocele as an apparently new association. Cutaneous markers, the identification of which plays a crucial role in the early diagnosis and management of spinal malformations, can accompany occult spinal dysraphism. Herein we report a case of lumbar lipomeningomyelocele associated with an overlying café au lait spot that served as a marker of occult spinal dysraphism. The patient also had segmental café au lait spots on the face, making the association unique. |
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