title: Back pain in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: steroids are not always the culprit.
abstract: We report on a child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy on prolonged corticosteroid treatment who presented with back pain and was subsequently found to have a monostotic fibrous dysplasia lesion of the spine. It is the intent of this case report to emphasize the need to maintain a high index of suspicion for other potential causes of back pain in Duchenne muscular dystrophy besides vertebral compression fractures.
authors.affiliation: aDepartment of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin bPhoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: Lee S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Segal
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Odgers
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carpentieri
authors.forename: M Wade
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Shrader
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005358:Fibrous Dysplasia, Monostotic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D020388:Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*