RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Persistent back pain in the absence of clear red flags
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr2013010069
DO 10.1136/bcr-2013-010069
VO 2013
A1 Christopher C Ledford
A1 Colin Linthicum
YR 2013
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2013/bcr-2013-010069.abstract
AB A 62-year-old woman with low back pain was eventually diagnosed with vertebral osteomyelitis after multiple visits to emergency, primary and specialty care. The absence of traditional ‘red flags’ from her history and examination serves as an important reminder that their absence does not necessarily reflect benign pathology.