Epidural and Paraspinal Abscess Presenting as Acute Low Back Pain
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Intracranial Pharmacotherapy and Pain Assays in Rodents
Published on: April 9, 2019
Abstract:
A 56-year-old man sought care from a primary care physician (PCP) 5 days after lifting a heavy box produced acute, isolated lumbar pain. The PCP diagnosed a lumbar disc herniation and referred the patient to physical therapy without diagnostic imaging. Due to the presence of multiple red flags leading up to and during examination, the patient was transferred to the emergency department for further evaluation. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a spinal epidural abscess with an associated multiloculated abscess within the adjacent left paraspinal muscles. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2019;49(6):482. doi:10.2519/jospt.2019.8456.
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