Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Calcification: A Case Report-Juniper Publishers
JUNIPER PUBLISHERS - OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF DRUG DESIGNING & DEVELOPMENT Abstract Intervertebral disc calcification is an uncommon cause of spinal pain and really rare in lumbar disc levels. The certain etiology still remains uncertain. Most of cases are asymptomatic and are diagnosed incidentally in routine scanning or during evaluation of non-specific clinical complaints. A 63-year-old male presented with waist and both legs pain. There was no definite history of trauma or infection. Imaging of the lumbar spine showed calcification of the intervertebral disc at L1-2 level. The patient was kept on medical therapy. The complaints showed near-complete resolution on 3-month follow-up. Keywords Disc calcification; Lumbar; Nucleus pulposus Abbrevations IVDC: Intervertebral Disc Calcification; CT: Computed Tomography; MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imagination; X-ray: Direct Radiography ...