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| Title |
Acupuncture and postpartum pyogenic sacroiliitis: a case report
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13256-015-0676-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Farida Millwala, Shuo Chen, Vladislav Tsaltskan, Gary Simon |
| Abstract |
Pyogenic sacroiliitis, a rare form of septic arthritis, occurs in patients following trauma, intravenous drug use, genitourinary infections and pregnancy. Here we report a rare case where both acupuncture and pregnancy served as predisposing risk factors to the development of this infection. A 33-year-old white woman received several sessions of acupuncture treatment during her gestation at the site of her sacroiliac joint for sciatica; she developed biopsy-confirmed sacroiliitis with methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus during the immediate postpartum period. The diagnosis, medical management and treatment course are described. Low back and pelvic pain are common conditions during pregnancy and postpartum. Acupuncture is a common modality of medication-free treatment used by many patients. Recognition of the potential complications of such therapies can lead to early diagnosis, accurate treatment, decreased morbidity and increased chances for a successful outcome. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 48 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 21% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 8% |
| Librarian | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 11 | 23% |
| Unknown | 8 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 38% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 27% |
| Engineering | 2 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 10% |
| Unknown | 8 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
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