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10714853

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of severe low back pain during pregnancy in a woman with incomplete tetraplegia due to viral myelitis. The pain was interpreted as a radiculopathy in the presence of multiple herniated discs. Surgical intervention was not indicated and physiotherapy failed; therefore, a symptomatic drug treatment with oral analgesics was initiated. To minimise the total daily opioid dosage and the potential risk of a neonatal withdrawal syndrome due to opioids, the route of administration was changed from oral to epidural. Adequate pain relief was maintained with this regimen until caesarean section was necessary. The neonatal withdrawal symptoms after delivery were mild. Residual pain slowly diminished after delivery and the patient was able to discontinue opioid therapy. The aetiology of low back pain remains unclear and may be multifactorial.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0001-5172
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
348-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Treatment of severe low back pain with opioids during pregnancy in a patient with incomplete tetraplegia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Cologne, Germany. rainer.sabatowski@uni.koeln.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports