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Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2013; 11(02): 141-145
DOI: 10.3233/JPN-130612
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Anterior sacral meningocele with spinal epidural abscess: A case report with review of literature

Sibabratta Patnaik
a   Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India
,
Manoranjan Mohapatra
b   Department of Radiology, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India
,
Dina K. Satpathy
c   Department of Neurosurgery, Kalinga Hospital Limited, Bhubaneswar, India
,
Swarnalata Das
d   Department of Pediatrics, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India
,
Aswini K. Mohanty
d   Department of Pediatrics, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India
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06 July 2012

13 December 2012

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30 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

An 8-month-old boy presented with high fever with seizures and weakness of legs. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed acute pyogenic meningitis and magnetic resonance imaging revealed anterior sacral meningocele with epidural abscess. He was managed by surgery through posterior approach along with antibiotics. Clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, diagnostic modalities and management of this rare clinical condition is briefly discussed in this article.

Keywords

Anterior sacral meningocele - epidural abscess - pre-sacral space - Currarino triad - staphylococcal meningitis