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A Rare Cause of Low Back Pain: A Challenging Diagnosis

One of the rarest causes of low back pain is septic arthritis of a lumbar facet joint. We report the case of a 92-year-old diabetic woman with a history of four days of back pain, dysuria, and fever. Due to a sudden worsening of lumbar pain, she went to the emergency department. Physical exam reveal...

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Autores principales: Beirão, Tiago, Reis, Jorge, Cochicho, Joana, Costa, Francisca, Malheiro, Luís, Videira, Taciana, Pimenta, Joana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9360998/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35959179
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26709