A Rare Cause of Low Back Pain

Authors

Abigail Conroy, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Justin Bui, (HCA) Florida Kendall Hospital
Emily Barnard, (HCA) Florida Kendall Hospital
Lazaro Diaz, (HCA) Florida Kendall Hospital

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-29-2023

Publication Title

Cureus

Keywords

mri, idiopathic lumbar disorder, back pain, idiopathic spinal epidural lipomatosis, lumbar epidural lipomatosis, spinal epidural lipomatosis

ISSN

2168-8184

Volume

15

Issue/No.

7

First Page

e42647

Abstract

This is the case of a 60-year-old man with no known medical history who presented with progressively worsening lumbar pain and was found to have idiopathic dorsal epidural lipomatosis. The patient’s condition improved significantly with pain management. Therefore, no surgical intervention was warranted at the time, but the patient was advised to keep close follow-up as an outpatient. Being familiar with this potential cause of lumbar pain is vital, as it can lead to severe morbidity if left unrecognized.

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NSUWorks Citation

Conroy, Abigail; Bui, Justin; Barnard, Emily; and Diaz, Lazaro, "A Rare Cause of Low Back Pain" (2023). HPD Articles. 264.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_facarticles/264

DOI

10.7759/cureus.42647

Copyright

© Copyright 2023 Conroy et al