Occult Spinal Dysraphism in the Presence of Rare Cutaneous Stigma in a Neonate: Importance of Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Occult spinal dysraphism is defined as a group of dystrophic conditions below an intact cover of dermis and epidermis. Ultrasonography using linear transducers is a fast, inexpensive, and effective method that makes it possible to view the content of the vertebral canal and bone structures. Magnetic...
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| author | Claudio Rodrigues Pires Jane Marília Matos de Medeiros Edward Araujo Júnior Adriano Czapkowski Sebastião Marques Zanforlin Filho |
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| description | Occult spinal dysraphism is defined as a group of dystrophic conditions below an intact cover of dermis and epidermis. Ultrasonography using linear transducers is a fast, inexpensive, and effective method that makes it possible to view the content of the vertebral canal and bone structures. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is reserved for elucidating the type of dysraphism and for planning corrective surgery. We present a case of a five-day-old female neonate who presented cutaneous stigmas (in the lumbar region, hands, and feet), in whom ultrasonography demonstrated dysraphism in the lumbar region. MRI confirmed the type of dysraphism and enabled surgical planning. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-81ff407c06b64bdebff4de9a5db4e9fb2025-08-20T03:35:24ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352013-01-01201310.1155/2013/468376468376Occult Spinal Dysraphism in the Presence of Rare Cutaneous Stigma in a Neonate: Importance of Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance ImagingClaudio Rodrigues Pires0Jane Marília Matos de Medeiros1Edward Araujo Júnior2Adriano Czapkowski3Sebastião Marques Zanforlin Filho4Teaching Center of Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound (CETRUS), São Paulo, SP, BrazilTeaching Center of Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound (CETRUS), São Paulo, SP, BrazilTeaching Center of Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound (CETRUS), São Paulo, SP, BrazilTeaching Center of Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound (CETRUS), São Paulo, SP, BrazilTeaching Center of Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound (CETRUS), São Paulo, SP, BrazilOccult spinal dysraphism is defined as a group of dystrophic conditions below an intact cover of dermis and epidermis. Ultrasonography using linear transducers is a fast, inexpensive, and effective method that makes it possible to view the content of the vertebral canal and bone structures. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is reserved for elucidating the type of dysraphism and for planning corrective surgery. We present a case of a five-day-old female neonate who presented cutaneous stigmas (in the lumbar region, hands, and feet), in whom ultrasonography demonstrated dysraphism in the lumbar region. MRI confirmed the type of dysraphism and enabled surgical planning.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/468376 |
| spellingShingle | Claudio Rodrigues Pires Jane Marília Matos de Medeiros Edward Araujo Júnior Adriano Czapkowski Sebastião Marques Zanforlin Filho Occult Spinal Dysraphism in the Presence of Rare Cutaneous Stigma in a Neonate: Importance of Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Occult Spinal Dysraphism in the Presence of Rare Cutaneous Stigma in a Neonate: Importance of Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| title_full | Occult Spinal Dysraphism in the Presence of Rare Cutaneous Stigma in a Neonate: Importance of Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| title_fullStr | Occult Spinal Dysraphism in the Presence of Rare Cutaneous Stigma in a Neonate: Importance of Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occult Spinal Dysraphism in the Presence of Rare Cutaneous Stigma in a Neonate: Importance of Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| title_short | Occult Spinal Dysraphism in the Presence of Rare Cutaneous Stigma in a Neonate: Importance of Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| title_sort | occult spinal dysraphism in the presence of rare cutaneous stigma in a neonate importance of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/468376 |
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