A pagetic elderly lady with back pain.
An elderly lady suffering from Paget's disease presented with severe back pain after sustaining a fall. The rise in inflammatory markers and poor response to analgesics led to the diagnosis of septic discitis [corrected] that was confirmed by MRI. A high index of suspicion for septic discitis [corrected] is necessary in elderly patients presenting with back pain and an associated rise in inflammatory markers.
Magri
Caroline Jane
CJ
Zammit Clapp Hospital, St. Julians, Malta.
Ferry
Peter
P
Vassallo
Mark Anthony
MA
Vella
Antoine
A
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D015299:Discitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology