Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4248269 | Radiology Case Reports | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We present the case of a 13-year-old patient who presented to the Emergency Department with low back and flank pain. Cross sectional imaging revealed paraspinal pyomyositis and epidural abscess. A detailed patient history revealed a recent lower extremity skin infection consistent with tropical pyomyositis. Review of this case shows the importance for recommending either contrast enhanced computed tomography (CT) imaging of the spine and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with a recent skin infection and acute onset of back pain.
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Authors
Lex A. M.D., Veronica J. M.D., Jonathan E. M.D., Ricardo M. M.D.,