Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis

Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture, Spinal stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis, spondylosis

Systemic: Inflammatory spondyloarthropathy, Connective tissue disease, Malignancy, Vertebral discitis/osteomyelitis

Referred: 

 • Vascular - abdominal aortic aneurysm; 

 • GI - pancreatitis, PUD, cholecystitis; 

 • Neurologic - herpes zoster; 

 • Pelvic - endometriosis, PID, prostatitis; 

 • Retroperitoneal - renal colic, pyelonephritis



- BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs



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