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Back Pain in a 39-Year-Old Man from Guatemala CME/CE

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Release Date: May 14, 2008; Valid for credit through May 14, 2009

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  • Back Pain in a 39-Year-Old Man from GuatemalaTami O Tiamfook-Morgan, MD; Daniel M. Lindberg, MD
  • A 39-year-old Guatemalan man presents to the ED with severe and debilitating back pain. He has been previously evaluated for his back pain twice in the past few weeks. The pain is throbbing and diffuse throughout the lower back, with radiation to his left buttock and upper back, and it has been progressively worsening. Mild tenderness to palpation is noted in the midline lower back. A lumbar radiograph and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the spine are obtained. What is the diagnosis?

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Authors and Disclosures

Tami O. Tiamfook-Morgan, MD
Disclosure: Tami O. Tiamfook-Morgan, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Daniel M. Lindberg, MD
Disclosure: Daniel M. Lindberg, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Rick Kulkarni, MD
Rick Kulkarni, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Erik D Schraga, MD
Erik D Schraga, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Michael S. Bronze, MD
Michael S. Bronze, MD has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Eugene Lin, MD
Eugene Lin, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Luis M. Soler, BA
Luis M. Soler, BA, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
 
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