caa a22 4500 463180763 CHVBK 20180406164838.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00381-006-0216-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00381-006-0216-2 An unusual sequelae of an infected persistent dermal sinus tract [Elektronische Daten] [R. Tubbs, Philip Frykman, Carroll Harmon, W. Oakes, John Wellons III] Case report: We present a case of a child born with a birthmark over the lumbar spine, which harbored a pinhole-sized opening. At 6months of age the child presented with fever of unknown origin. Subsequent lower extremity pain resulted in imaging studies that revealed a spinal mass with extension into the posterior mediastinum. At operation, the child was found to have an infected dermal sinus tract. Discussion: This case highlights the importance of a thorough examination of the midline craniospinal axis in children with fever of unknown origin. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of an infected dermal sinus tract with extension into the posterior mediastinum. Springer-Verlag, 2006 Spinal cord nationallicence Spinal dysraphism nationallicence Skin nationallicence Tubbs R. Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital, 1600 7th Avenue South Acc 400, 35233, Birmingham, AL, USA aut Frykman Philip Department of Pediatric Surgery Children's Hospital, Birmingham, AL, USA aut Harmon Carroll Department of Pediatric Surgery Children's Hospital, Birmingham, AL, USA aut Oakes W. Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital, 1600 7th Avenue South Acc 400, 35233, Birmingham, AL, USA aut Wellons III John Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital, 1600 7th Avenue South Acc 400, 35233, Birmingham, AL, USA aut Child's Nervous System Springer-Verlag 23/5(2007-05-01), 569-571 0256-7040 23:5<569 2007 23 381 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-006-0216-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-006-0216-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tubbs R. Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital, 1600 7th Avenue South Acc 400, 35233, Birmingham, AL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Frykman Philip Department of Pediatric Surgery Children's Hospital, Birmingham, AL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Harmon Carroll Department of Pediatric Surgery Children's Hospital, Birmingham, AL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Oakes W. Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital, 1600 7th Avenue South Acc 400, 35233, Birmingham, AL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wellons III John Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital, 1600 7th Avenue South Acc 400, 35233, Birmingham, AL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Child's Nervous System Springer-Verlag 23/5(2007-05-01), 569-571 0256-7040 23:5<569 2007 23 381 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer