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Sacral dimple
A sacral dimple is a small hole right above the buttocks. These dimples are common (2% of babies have them), and many are harmless, but some can be associated with spina bifida.
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A 39-year old asked:
How serious might my sacral dimple be?
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A 36-year old asked:
Could sacral dimple in adults be open?
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A 39-year old asked:
What does it mean when your sacral dimple bleeds?
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A 34-year old asked:
How serious can sacral dimple be if left untreated?
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A 47-year old male asked:
Is a sacral dimple hereditary and how common are they?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can you tell me of any long term defects having a sacral dimple?
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A 24-year old female asked:
What tests need to be done to diagnose a sacral dimple? And what does one look like?
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A 30-year old asked:
What is a sacral dimple in a infant?
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A 38-year old asked:
Sacral dimple possible side effects?
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A 43-year old asked:
Do you know anything about a sacral dimple in a infant?
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A 22-year old female asked:
2 month old has a sacral dimple, no other symptoms present. So far normal development and normal on exam. Should we still be concerned?
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A female asked:
Im 16 and have just discovered I have a sacral dimple. Ive only now looked up its name because Ive had some mild pain in the area. Is this normal?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have a sacral dimple. Does this mean I have a tethered cord?
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A male asked:
I am 25 with a deep sacral dimple at the level of the end of my tailbone. I have been experiencing tailbone pain at my sacral dimple that won't subsid?
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A 43-year old asked:
Sacral dimple could I have spina bifida, how to know?
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A 45-year old asked:
Sacral dimple/fistula just appeared at 19 years old, what to do?
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A 35-year old asked:
What is the difference between a sacral dimple and a pilonidal cyst/dimple?
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A 45-year old asked:
There is pain at the gap in between by buttock and sacral dimple. Is this something to be worried about?
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A male asked:
I am 18 with a deep sacral dimple at the level of the end of my tailbone. for about two days now Im experiencing pain when sitting or raising knees.
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A member asked about a female:
My son is 10 months old, mobile, walking already and crawling everywhere. He has a very small sacral dimple with 2 hairs. It this normal. No drainage?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Im 28 and I just noticed I have a sacral dimple that seems very deep. I am also having extremely bad tailbone pain with rectum pressure. Could it be related?
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A 30-year old asked:
Is it a neural tube defect if your sacral dimple is bottomless?
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A 32-year old asked:
Could a sacral dimple be cause by taking Zoloft (sertraline) during pregnancy?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Sacral Dimple is sore and irritated, sometimes itchy, should this be checked out?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I was born with a sacral dimple/hole right above my bottom. What type of cosmetic surgery procedure would aesthetically cover this dimple?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I have a sacral dimple abscess that is draining puss and deep red fluid. I am on bactrin, dr. Said it will resolve on it's own. Is this right?
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A female asked:
I have had a sacral dimple since birth. I am now 16 years old. I have recently been experiencing aching pains in my lower back, and the dimple itself ?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have a sacral dimple and Ive been noticing discharge coming from it. It started happening the first day I got a yeast infection. The yeast infection went away but the discharge from my dimple is still there. What does it mean?
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A 41-year old asked:
If a sacral dimple is closed and is just a skin dimple, does this mean the child has a neural tube defect underneath?
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A 40-year old female asked:
My 1-year-old son has a sacral dimple, and they are advising an MRI (with anesthesia) to check for a tethered cord. Is this really necessary?
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