title: Concomitant cauda equina syndrome and lumbar diskitis secondary to urinary tract infection.
abstract: Cauda equina syndrome and lumbar diskitis are relatively uncommon conditions. This case report describes a case of concomitant presentation of cauda equina syndrome and lumbar diskitis in a patient with an Escherichia coli culture-positive extruded disk fragment. To our knowledge this is the first case of a patient who presented with cauda equina syndrome secondary to lumbar diskitis from a urinary tract infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA 92134, USA.
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Matthew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Provencher
authors.forename: Christopher B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Dewing
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Manos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*