All issues > Volume 32(10); 1989

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1989;32(10):1442-1447. Published online October 31, 1989.

A Case of Congenital Cranial Dermal Sinus.

Jae Min Choi¹, Woo Jung Kim¹, Hyeun Chung Kim¹, Ha Joo Choi¹, Woo Kap Chung¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Kang Nam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea

Received: May 16, 1989;  Accepted: August 8, 1989.

Abstract

Congenital cranial dermal sinus is a depression or an epithelial lined tract that forms a abnormal communication between the scalp and the deeper tissues within the cranial cavity. This is a dysraphic condition resulting from incomplete seperation of cutaneous structures and neuroectoderm in early gestation. The clinical importance of the lesion lies in its associated neurological complications which usually present in early childhood. These complications include symptoms and signs referable to the presence of an mass and those referable to infection, particulary unexplained meningitis. We report a case of congeital dermal sinus.

Keywords :Congenital cranial dermal sinus