ArticleClinical medicine (London, England)2020
Piriformis syndrome as the only initial manifestation of septic sacroiliac osteomyelitis.
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- Piriformis syndrome: a systematic review of case reports.BMC surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Piriformis Syndrome Is Often Overlooked as a Cause of Gluteal Pain and Sciatica: Diagnostic Challenges and the Role of Imaging-A Narrative Review.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2025Review
- Piriformis syndrome as an overlooked cause of pain in a patient with axial spondyloarthritis: a case report.Journal of rheumatic diseases · 2024Article
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Abstract
Piriformis syndrome refers to sciatica symptoms that do not originate from spinal root compression, but involve the overlying piriformis muscle. Diagnosis is clinical since there are no definitive tests to confirm the diagnosis. Piriformis syndrome is often misinterpreted as sciatica or other pains. Rarely, it could be one of the manifestations of pelvic osteomyelitis. Pelvic osteomyelitis is rare in adults, but it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. One of the severe complications is bacteraemia, which is life-threatening and may be associated with poor outcome. Acute pelvic osteomyelitis is often not initially diagnosed owing to its non-specific symptoms, including fever and severe but poorly localised pain, which may result in a delay of appropriate treatment. Thus, prompt diagnosis is crucial to the prognosis. Here, we report a patient suffering from acute pelvic osteomyelitis with piriformis syndrome as the only initial manifestation without fever. This unusual manifestation rendered prompt and correct diagnosis difficult.
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