Case Presentation: A 70 year old female with recently diagnosed right sacroiliitis presented with worsening right hip pain. Five months prior to admission, patient was hospitalized at an outside hospital for right hip pain and fevers. Imaging was suggestive of sacroiliitis. Cultures were negative for pathogens and biopsy showed inflammation. Patient was diagnosed with likely [...]

Case Presentation: 43 year old HIV positive, type I diabetic female (on lopinavir-ritonavir, efavirenz; last CD4 count 942; negative viral load), presented to Emergency Department (ED) with lower back pain radiating bilaterally to buttocks for one week. Physical examination revealed paraspinal tenderness, intact rectal tone and saddle sensation, no motor weakness. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) [...]

Case Presentation: 7-year-old male with asthma presented with an 8-month history of knee, hip, buttock, and back pain. Pain was worse in the morning and made it difficult for the patient to get out of bed. He was initially referred to physical therapy (PT) by his pediatrician. Pain worsened despite PT, and he was referred [...]

Case Presentation: 24 years old female presented in ER with persistent and progressive pain in the left lower back and left buttock for 1 week. Her pain was sharp, intermittent, severe pain, exacerbated with exertion and relieved with rest. No history of recent trauma or lifting heavy weights.Her past medical history was significant for obesity, [...]