Lipomyelo Meningocele - A rare congenital anomaly in a female child

Abstract

A 4-month old female child reported to Paediatric Out Patient Department at Nepalgunj Medical College, Teaching Hospital, Nepalgunj, Nepal with a history of progressive slow growth over the lumbosacral region since birth. There was no neurological deficit, without bladder involvement but she had only single growth over the lumbosacral region with depression in center. This growth was diagnosed as lipomyelomeningocele which is very rare congenital anomaly. Hence this case was studied and reported.