title: Acute postpartum inflammatory sacroiliitis. A report of four cases.
abstract: We report four patients with unilateral postpartum sacroiliitis presenting with agonising unilateral pain, an elevated ESR, elevated alkaline phosphatase levels, leucocytosis and positive bone scans. The diagnosis of a non-infectious inflammatory cause was supported by the postpartum onset, the response to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, negative aspiration cultures in two cases and the lack of changes in the sacroiliac joints on long-term follow-up radiographs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Floman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Milgrom
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gomori
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kenan
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ezra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liebergall
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001168:Arthritis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase