Chronic back pain is a common presenting complaint that is frequently encountered by
clinicians. The challenge for clinicians is identifying the relatively few patients with a …

Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: Acute back pain is common in primary care
settings (> 60% lifetime prevalence). Patients can also have associated red flag signs, such …

The authors present the case of a patient seen for back pain in the emergency department,
initially discharged home with a diagnosis of musculoskeletal pain. He returned a week later …

Background: Vertebral osteomyelitis often presents with localized back pain at the site of
infection and elevated inflammatory markers. It can generally be treated conservatively with …

Vertebral osteomyelitis or discitis is a condition characterised by inflammation to the
vertebral disc space and is often related to infection. It usually involves the discovertebral …

Conclusion: This case demonstrates that even with proper aseptic techniques, immune-
compromised patients who are colonized with an aggressive micro-organism may develop a …

Preview Bacterial infection of the spine is an uncommon disorder that causes the common
symptom of back or neck pain. Prompt diagnosis and initiation of antimicrobial therapy are …

Objective: To analyze the clinical, microbiological, and radiologic features of patients without
drug addiction suffering from spontaneous pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis. Methods: We …

Study design: Case report. Objective: Vertebral osteomyelitis, usually presented with back
pain and local tenderness, can pose a great challenge of early diagnosis among spinal cord …

A 57-year-old man presents 2 weeks after prostate biopsy with fever, chills, and new lumbar
back pain. His temperature is 39.7° C; he has an enlarged, tender prostate and lumbar spine …