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. 1999 Aug;58(8):462–464. doi: 10.1136/ard.58.8.462

Polymyalgia and low back pain: a common cause not to be missed

N Hopkinson 1, A Myint 1, S Benjamin 1
PMCID: PMC1752927  PMID: 10419863

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Patient 1. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine with a sagittal STIR sequence showing abnormal pathological high signal in the bodies of L5 and S1.

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Patient 1. Post contrast computed tomography through the kidneys showing a mass in the lateral aspect of the left kidney.

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Patient 2. Ultrasound showing a 3.5 by 4.3 cm solid mass lesion arising from the upper pole of the right kidney.

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Patient 2. Computed tomography of abdomen, confirming the right sided renal tumour.


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