Cutaneous Lesions Indicating Occult Spinal Dysraphisms: A Review

Abstract

Skin changes are often the first indication of an underlying spinal dysraphism. Using standard search engines, the association between cutaneous stigmata and underlying occult spinal dysraphisms were reviewed. Various spinal dysraphisms have skin changes that are frequently associated with them. Others, however, are not as indicative of a specific dysraphism. The clinician should have a high index of suspicion in patients with cutaneous