A 27-Year-Old Man With Acute Severe Low Back Pain and Bilateral Leg Swelling That Prompted Renting a Wheelchair for Mobility.
A 27-year-old man with OSA, posttraumatic stress disorder, and chronic mechanical back pain presented with a 3-day history of acute atraumatic worsening of his low back pain as well as right groin numbness that was exacerbated by walking. He also complained of bilateral leg "heaviness," pain, and swelling, all becoming so severe that he rented a wheelchair for mobility.
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
John G
JG
Williams
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
Huy
H
Phan
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
Helena R
HR
Winston
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO; Department of Pharmacy, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, CO.
Randolph V
RV
Fugit
Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
Bridget
B
Graney
Department of Radiology, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, CO.
Brant
B
Jamroz
Department of Radiology, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, CO.
Benjamin
B
English
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO; Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO; Department of Medicine, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, CO; Department of Medicine and Academic Affairs, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO. Electronic address: chane@njhealth.org.
Edward D
ED
Chan
D059787:Acute Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014910:Wheelchairs