title: Brodie's abscess of the posterior ilium: a rare cause for low back pain in children.
abstract: Brodie's abscess of the pelvis is very rare in healthy children. It can be missed because of its varied presentation. We present an 11-year-old boy who presented with low back pain. Investigations revealed a well-defined lesion in the posterior ilium. He underwent open biopsy and debridement. At the end of the final follow-up, he was asymptomatic and there was no recurrence. We present this case for the rare site of Brodie's abscess and for its unusual presentation as low back pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: Gopisankar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Balaji
authors.forename: Sreenivas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thimmaiah
authors.forename: Jagdish
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Menon
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003475:Curettage / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D010147:Pain Measurement; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents