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Acute low back pain radiating to the leg

    Author: Birgit Ertl-Wagner, MD, Munich, Germany
    Body Region: Musculoskeletal

    1. Patient presentation
    2. CT Images
    3. CT Findings
    4. Diagnosis
    5. References

    1. Patient presentation

    • A 53-year-old man presented to the emergency room with acute lower back pain and radiculopathy.
    • He had been suffering from recurring lower back pain for several months. However, this time the
      pain was more severe and radiated to the left leg.

    • The pain got worse when the patient coughed or sneezed.
    • Non-enhanced CT of the lumbar spine was done.
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