RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 An uncommon cause of back pain in pregnancy
JF Postgraduate Medical Journal
JO Postgrad Med J
FD The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine
SP 65
OP 67
DO 10.1136/pgmj.2003.015370
VO 81
IS 951
A1 Vadivelu, R
A1 Green, T P
A1 Bhatt, R
YR 2005
UL http://pmj.bmj.com/content/81/951/65.abstract
AB Back pain is a major cause of disability worldwide. A case of a 29 year old Caucasian woman with low back pain secondary to an uncommon benign condition called osteitis condensans ilii is presented and the literature is reviewed. Limited information in the literature combined with poor awareness across the specialty and among the primary care physicians leads to an extensive investigation and misdiagnosis of this benign condition. This report emphasis the salient features and the differential diagnosis in diagnosing and managing this rare condition.