A Vascular Cause of Painful Lumbar Transverse Syndrome

Innervation of “painful” Lumbar Discs

Painful Spasms and Rigidity of the Lower Limb Following Transverse Myelitis Associated With Sjögren’s Syndrome

Abnorm al m usc le tone, such as spasm s, rig id ity, and stiffness, fo llow ing acute transverse m ye litis (ATM ) was such a rare m an ifestation that hard ly reported until now . W e experienced a 50 -year-o ld patient w ith ATM assoc ia ted w ith S jögren ’s syndrom e. Furtherm ore, the patients com pla ined pa in fu l spasm s and rig id ity o f le ft lower lim b wh ich begun a fter ep isod...

Chronic Osteomyelitis of the Lumbar Transverse Process

Pyogenic spondylitis involving only the posterior element of a vertebra is rare. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no reports of osteomyelitis of the transverse process. We report here on a 45-year-old male with a one month history of swelling associated with lower back pain. The magnetic resonance imaging showed a paraspinal soft tissue mass, and computed tomography revealed a fine...

Congenital Osseus Bridging of Lumbar Transverse Processes

Osseous bridging between lumbar transverse processes is an uncommon condition that may cause low back pain. In most cases, its etiology is alleged to be trauma to the back and only rarely has a congenital origin been indicated. Furthermore, most reported cases involved adults, the majority of whom were middle-aged. Here, the authors describe the case of the youngest girl reported to date with c...

Primary umbilical endometriosis: a cause of a painful umbilical nodule

A female patient presented with a painful swelling in the umbilicus. Ultrasonography demonstrated a hypodense nodule of 1.8 cm. Surgical exploration revealed a subcutaneous, dark discoloured, lobulated swelling at the bottom of the umbilicus, which turned out to be primary umbilical endometriosis (PUE). Primary umbilical endometriosis is a rare and benign disorder, caused by the presence of ect...