Skin dimples.

Ajay Kumar, Rajesh K Kanojia, Arvind Saili

International journal of dermatology 2014 Jul

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Skin dimples are a common occurrence in children. Besides being of cosmetic significance, they may give an important clue to an underlying genetic or metabolic problem. A simplified location-based algorithmic approach to diagnose the underlying cause of skin dimples is presented. Clinical significance of medically important dimples, especially sacral dimples, its association with occult spinal dysraphism, and a cost-effective diagnostic strategy for its imaging is discussed. © 2014 The International Society of Dermatology.