title: Sharp, left-sided back pain · bilateral leg weakness · degenerative disc disease · Dx?
abstract: An 84-year old woman came to the emergency department with sharp back pain on her left side that she'd had for 4 days. The pain radiated to her posterior hips when standing. She said her whole body felt achy and she was experiencing weakness in both legs.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA. Email: abel-nicole@cooperhealth.edu.
authors: Nicole
authors: N
authors: Abel
authors: Rocco
authors: R
authors: Terrigno
authors: Nami
authors: N
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055959:Intervertebral Disc Degeneration; D018908:Muscle Weakness; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone