Unusual case of lower back pain-piriformis myositis: a case report and literature review.
| Autor: | Elhagar A; Trauma and Orthopedics Department, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Republic of Ireland., Kamar I; Trauma and Orthopedics Department, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Republic of Ireland., Elsheikh MFH; Trauma and Orthopedics Department, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Republic of Ireland., Mahapatra A; Trauma and Orthopedics Department, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Republic of Ireland., Ahmed TFA; Avalon University School of Medicine, Willemstad, Curacao, Antilles Netherlands., Acharya Y; Avalon University School of Medicine, Willemstad, Curacao, Antilles Netherlands., Khan K; Trauma and Orthopedics Department, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Republic of Ireland. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2019 Jan 03; Vol. 32, pp. 4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jan 03 (Print Publication: 2019). |
| DOI: | 10.11604/pamj.2019.32.4.17808 |
| Abstrakt: | We present a case of a 37-year-old male security officer with fever, severe low back pain radiating to left lower leg and diminished mobility for 1 week. His Lumbar spine X-ray was unremarkable, but his inflammatory markers including CRP, ESR and Neutrophils were high. CT scan with contrast showed rim enhancing fluid collection within the left obturator foramen with inflammatory change in the mesorectal fat. Confirmatory MRI scans depicted inflammatory change in the left piriformis muscle and a localized collection without any abnormality in the spine. Urgent CT guided aspiration was performed and the sample sent for microbiological analysis. Intravenous antibiotics commenced and continued for two weeks with complete resolution. Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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