Congenital dermal sinus cutaneous abnormalities, infection, and neurological deficits. Congenital dermal sinus is a tract from the surface layer of the skin, through the deeper tissues into the cranial or spinal cavity. The skin findings of this tract can include: The stratified squamous epithelium of the congenital dermal sinus tract can extend to the spinal fascia of the dura mater or all the way to the spinal cord. Thus, the congenital dermal sinus forms a point of entry for infection, this can allow for the formation of an abscess. Infection can then travel up the spinal cord to result in meningitis, which can
Strange to Relate Strange to Relate Strange to Relate was the name of a weekly syndicated newspaper column written by Rabbi Philip R. Alstat, that appeared in the Jewish press for almost 40 years, from 1938 through 1976, the year of Alstat's death. It first appeared in "The Jewish Youth Journal" and "The American Examiner". The column was sometimes referred to as a mixture of journalism, Jewish education and "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" In the approximately 1500 weekly columns that Alstat wrote, "Strange to Relate" revealed fascinating and little-known information about Judaism, its history, its people, and their intersection with American and