Lateral buttock and postanal congenital dermal sinus tract
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Case reports
A 3-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy presented with a long history of recurrent infection on their left buttock. Both families stated that a pit on the buttock and a postanal orifice had been visible since birth. The general health of the patients was excellent, and there was no significant medical history except for the recurrent infection of the buttock. The boy had undergone pit excision at the age of 3. He was admitted to an outside hospital for the management of his recurrent infections,
Discussion
Congenital dermal sinus tracts are epithelium-lined tracts that run from the skin to deeper tissues at various lengths. This disease most commonly involves the midline, and when it occurs in this location, if the lesion penetrates the spinal canal, or ends blindly in the subcutaneous tissue, it is termed a congenital spinal dermal sinus [4]. This disease has also been reported to occur in other locations such as the peristernal region [6], the frontotemporal region [2], and the periauricular
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These authors contributed equally to this study.