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Recent research found 40% of people with chronic back pain had treatable infection which could be treated with co-amoxiclav. could this be diagnosed?

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Disciitis: Many patients who suffer ruptured discs turn out to have infections locally, and this may well explain why post-operative chronic low back pain persists, if not treated. May be a bit tough to pin down, but certain varieties of bone scans may help. Discuss with an infectious disease specialist and a neurosurgeon. This is a new discovery and not all the issues are worked out so far.

Answered 1/15/2014

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