Impending Discectomy in a Patient with Zoster Induced Sciatica An Instructive Case Report
Herpes zoster is a rare cause of non-discogenic sciatica. A combination of case rarity and name similarity was nearly leading to an inopportune surgery in a 21 years old woman. The clinical presentation was completely similar to a cauda equina syndrome associated with urinary incontinence and bilate...
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| author | Farzad Omidi-Kashani Seyed Mohammad Ata Sharifi Dalooei |
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| description | Herpes zoster is a rare cause of non-discogenic sciatica. A combination of case rarity and
name similarity was nearly leading to an inopportune surgery in a 21 years old woman. The
clinical presentation was completely similar to a cauda equina syndrome associated with urinary
incontinence and bilateral leg involvement. Concurrently, lumbosacral imaging of another patient
with exactly similar name in the picture archiving communications system (PACS) has shown
a huge L5-1 disc herniation. Careful attention to all diverse causes of sciatica and identifying
details of the images could prevent improper discectomy in our patient. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7e7dff8b63c46aa994c73e2f81bb0232024-03-02T23:28:19ZengIran University of Medical SciencesBasic and Clinical Neuroscience2008-126X2228-74422015-04-0162133135Impending Discectomy in a Patient with Zoster Induced Sciatica An Instructive Case ReportFarzad Omidi-Kashani0Seyed Mohammad Ata Sharifi Dalooei1 Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Herpes zoster is a rare cause of non-discogenic sciatica. A combination of case rarity and name similarity was nearly leading to an inopportune surgery in a 21 years old woman. The clinical presentation was completely similar to a cauda equina syndrome associated with urinary incontinence and bilateral leg involvement. Concurrently, lumbosacral imaging of another patient with exactly similar name in the picture archiving communications system (PACS) has shown a huge L5-1 disc herniation. Careful attention to all diverse causes of sciatica and identifying details of the images could prevent improper discectomy in our patient.http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-287-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1Herpes zoster Sciatica Discectomy |
| spellingShingle | Farzad Omidi-Kashani Seyed Mohammad Ata Sharifi Dalooei Impending Discectomy in a Patient with Zoster Induced Sciatica An Instructive Case Report Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Herpes zoster Sciatica Discectomy |
| title | Impending Discectomy in a Patient with Zoster Induced Sciatica An Instructive Case Report |
| title_full | Impending Discectomy in a Patient with Zoster Induced Sciatica An Instructive Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Impending Discectomy in a Patient with Zoster Induced Sciatica An Instructive Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impending Discectomy in a Patient with Zoster Induced Sciatica An Instructive Case Report |
| title_short | Impending Discectomy in a Patient with Zoster Induced Sciatica An Instructive Case Report |
| title_sort | impending discectomy in a patient with zoster induced sciatica an instructive case report |
| topic | Herpes zoster Sciatica Discectomy |
| url | http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-287-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
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