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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1982;25(5):508-511. Published online May 31, 1982.

A case of Lacunar Skull.

Byung Lyul Lee¹, Byung Hwan Lee¹, Kwang Chan Doh¹, Sung Il Ahn¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Eul Ji General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

A case of lacunar skull, female newborn infant, associated with skin defect on the lumbosacral region, spina bifida, meingomyelocele and paraplegia is reported. Hydrocephalus developed eventually. Diagnosis was made by X-ray of skull. The roentgenographic apperance shows typhical a soap bubble texture or irregular patches of rarefaction. A brief review of the related literature is given.

Keywords :Lacunar skull associated with skin defect;spina bifida;meingomyelocele and hydrocephalus