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Case 11 - Where Is the Pus?

from Section 2 - Headache and Pain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2023

Mark McCarron
Affiliation:
Ulster University
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Summary

A 60-year-old man developed low back pain along with flu-like symptoms. He had returned to Northern Ireland from a nine-day trip to Florida one month before his presentation. The pain increased over a few hours. The pain radiated from his right lower back into his groin and right upper leg as far as his right knee. He felt nauseated, faint-like and experienced severe pain. He was admitted to hospital.

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55 Cases in Neurology
Case Histories and Patient Perspectives
, pp. 73 - 78
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Where Is the Pus?
  • Mark McCarron, Ulster University
  • Book: 55 Cases in Neurology
  • Online publication: 27 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009214131.012
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  • Where Is the Pus?
  • Mark McCarron, Ulster University
  • Book: 55 Cases in Neurology
  • Online publication: 27 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009214131.012
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  • Where Is the Pus?
  • Mark McCarron, Ulster University
  • Book: 55 Cases in Neurology
  • Online publication: 27 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009214131.012
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