A Rare Reason for Pelvic Pain in Pregnancy: Infectious Sacroiliitis
Introduction. Although the incidence of pregnancy-associated sacroiliitis is low, it is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Timely diagnosis of the disease is confusing due to its nonspecific clinical features. Case. A 28-year-old woman at 34 weeks of gestation with severe pain in...
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| description | Introduction. Although the incidence of pregnancy-associated sacroiliitis is low, it is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Timely diagnosis of the disease is confusing due to its nonspecific clinical features.
Case. A 28-year-old woman at 34 weeks of gestation with severe pain in her right buttock radiating down the backside of the right thigh was admitted to our hospital. White blood cell (WBC) count and C-reactive protein (CRP) were elevated. The pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan revealed right sacroiliitis. Conclusion. Infectious sacroiliitis should be considered as a differential diagnosis even in low-risk women who present with debilitating pelvic pain in pregnancy and medical treatment should not be delayed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ef9cc586f8c64c2bb169ccca42917a722025-08-20T03:21:13ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352015-01-01201510.1155/2015/690429690429A Rare Reason for Pelvic Pain in Pregnancy: Infectious SacroiliitisYasemin Cekmez0Ahmet Göçmen1Oğuz Arslan2Fatih Şanlıkan3Simge Bağcı Türkmen4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ümraniye Medical and Research Hospital, 34000 İstanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ümraniye Medical and Research Hospital, 34000 İstanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ümraniye Medical and Research Hospital, 34000 İstanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ümraniye Medical and Research Hospital, 34000 İstanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ümraniye Medical and Research Hospital, 34000 İstanbul, TurkeyIntroduction. Although the incidence of pregnancy-associated sacroiliitis is low, it is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Timely diagnosis of the disease is confusing due to its nonspecific clinical features. Case. A 28-year-old woman at 34 weeks of gestation with severe pain in her right buttock radiating down the backside of the right thigh was admitted to our hospital. White blood cell (WBC) count and C-reactive protein (CRP) were elevated. The pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan revealed right sacroiliitis. Conclusion. Infectious sacroiliitis should be considered as a differential diagnosis even in low-risk women who present with debilitating pelvic pain in pregnancy and medical treatment should not be delayed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/690429 |
| spellingShingle | Yasemin Cekmez Ahmet Göçmen Oğuz Arslan Fatih Şanlıkan Simge Bağcı Türkmen A Rare Reason for Pelvic Pain in Pregnancy: Infectious Sacroiliitis Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | A Rare Reason for Pelvic Pain in Pregnancy: Infectious Sacroiliitis |
| title_full | A Rare Reason for Pelvic Pain in Pregnancy: Infectious Sacroiliitis |
| title_fullStr | A Rare Reason for Pelvic Pain in Pregnancy: Infectious Sacroiliitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Reason for Pelvic Pain in Pregnancy: Infectious Sacroiliitis |
| title_short | A Rare Reason for Pelvic Pain in Pregnancy: Infectious Sacroiliitis |
| title_sort | rare reason for pelvic pain in pregnancy infectious sacroiliitis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/690429 |
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