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Which of the following lesions is not one of the cutaneous stigmata of occult spinal dysraphism?

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Which of the following lesions is not one of the cutaneous stigmata of occult spinal dysraphism?


  1. Midline lumbar capillary hemangioma.
  2. Focal hairy patch over the thoracolumbar spine.
  3. Dermal sinus located above the midsacrum.
  4. Midline subcutaneous lipoma.
  5. Café-au-lait spot over the thoracolumbar spine.

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E. Café-au-lait spot over the thoracolumbar spine.

DISCUSSION: Café-au-lait spots are not a feature of spina bifida occulta. The other four skin features all may be associated with significant intradural pathology and warrant further investigation, most commonly with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A dermal sinus tract that overlies the coccyx is a pilonidal sinus and is not likely to be associated with intradural pathology.

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