ON SACRAL DIMPLE AND ABNORMAL COCCYX.

Sacral dimple: incidental findings from newborn evaluation (Discussion and Diagnosis)

The Case Presentation can be found on page 768. DISCUSSION Mucopolysaccharidosis type IVA (MPS IVA, Morquio A syndrome, OMIM#253000) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by the deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme, N-acetylgalactosamine 6-sulfate sulfatase (GALNS, E.C.3.1.6.4). GALNS catalyzes the degradation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), keratan sulfate (KS) and chondroitin 6-sulfate (C6S),...

Pediatric Surgery Sacral Agenesis Sacral agenesis belongs to spectrum of aplastic vertebral malformations ranging from agenesis of coccyx to lower thoracic vertebrae and the term sacral agenesis

Sacral agenesis belongs to spectrum of aplastic vertebral malformations ranging from agenesis of coccyx to lower thoracic vertebrae and the term sacral agenesis has been used synonymously with caudal regression syndrome. Higher the defect, severe is the neurological deficit. Mangeau and Leclaire described a patient with ninth thoracic vertebra as the lowest segment(l). Sacral agenesis is more c...

Hypermobile coccyx syndrome.

A 40-year-old woman referred to the radiology department because of pain in the region of the coccyx. There was no abnormality neither localized tenderness or swelling in the sacrococcygeal region. She had difficulty in defecation but gastrointestinal pathology such as stool test for occult blood was negative. For radiological examination lateral and postero-anterior X-rays and MRI studies were...

[Luxation and fracture of coccyx in skiers].

Isolated tuberculosis of the coccyx.

Vertebral disease constitutes approximately 50% of all skeletal tuberculosis. We describe a patient who developed a discharging sinus at the tip of the coccyx. Extensive examination revealed isolated tuberculosis of the coccyx. Although rare, the condition should be suspected in patients presenting with a chronic sinus in the sacrococcygeal area and a lytic lesion in the coccyx on CT or MRI, pa...