Paraspinal Tropical Pyomyositis and Epidural Abscesses Presenting as Low Back Pain | Zendy

Lex A. Mitchell | Zendy; Veronica J. Rooks | Zendy; Jonathan E. Martin | Zendy; R Burgos | Zendy

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Paraspinal Tropical Pyomyositis and Epidural Abscesses Presenting as Low Back Pain

Author(s) -

Lex A. Mitchell,

Veronica J. Rooks,

Jonathan E. Martin,

R Burgos

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

radiology case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221

H-Index - 10

ISSN - 1930-0433

DOI - 10.2484/rcr.v4i3.303

Subject(s) - pyomyositis , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , abscess , back pain , epidural abscess , emergency department , radiology , low back pain , computed tomography , surgery , pathology , psychiatry , alternative medicine

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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