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Rhabdomyolysis Masquerading as Cauda Equina Syndrome
Lower back pain is a very common presenting condition, with a large proportion resulting from discogenic causes, especially after strenuous activity. In patients with a history of exertion, lower back pain, and acute urinary retention, the obvious diagnosis to exclude would be cauda equina syndrome....
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9001814/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35464562 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23048 |
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author | Tan, Beatrice Kon, Charles Loh, Sean Ng, Louis Lum, Vincent |
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description | Lower back pain is a very common presenting condition, with a large proportion resulting from discogenic causes, especially after strenuous activity. In patients with a history of exertion, lower back pain, and acute urinary retention, the obvious diagnosis to exclude would be cauda equina syndrome. We present a case of a 32-year-old man who presented with lower back pain, bilateral lower limb weakness, and acute urinary retention following a recent episode of heavy lifting. He was subsequently diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis. This case highlights that rarer conditions can masquerade as cauda equina syndrome, and even in seemingly straightforward presentations, alternative diagnoses should also be considered. |
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spelling | pubmed-90018142022-04-23 Rhabdomyolysis Masquerading as Cauda Equina Syndrome Tan, Beatrice Kon, Charles Loh, Sean Ng, Louis Lum, Vincent Cureus Internal Medicine Lower back pain is a very common presenting condition, with a large proportion resulting from discogenic causes, especially after strenuous activity. In patients with a history of exertion, lower back pain, and acute urinary retention, the obvious diagnosis to exclude would be cauda equina syndrome. We present a case of a 32-year-old man who presented with lower back pain, bilateral lower limb weakness, and acute urinary retention following a recent episode of heavy lifting. He was subsequently diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis. This case highlights that rarer conditions can masquerade as cauda equina syndrome, and even in seemingly straightforward presentations, alternative diagnoses should also be considered. Cureus 2022-03-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9001814/ /pubmed/35464562 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23048 Text en Copyright © 2022, Tan et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Internal Medicine Tan, Beatrice Kon, Charles Loh, Sean Ng, Louis Lum, Vincent Rhabdomyolysis Masquerading as Cauda Equina Syndrome |
title | Rhabdomyolysis Masquerading as Cauda Equina Syndrome |
title_full | Rhabdomyolysis Masquerading as Cauda Equina Syndrome |
title_fullStr | Rhabdomyolysis Masquerading as Cauda Equina Syndrome |
title_full_unstemmed | Rhabdomyolysis Masquerading as Cauda Equina Syndrome |
title_short | Rhabdomyolysis Masquerading as Cauda Equina Syndrome |
title_sort | rhabdomyolysis masquerading as cauda equina syndrome |
topic | Internal Medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9001814/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35464562 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23048 |
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