CASE PRESENTATION
A 37 years male with a history of Molly (MDMA) abuse, the amount not
known 8 days back with no prior past medical commodities with a BMI of
35.78 (obese), former smoker, alcohol- 10 cans of beer per week
presented to our hospital with complaints of lower back pain of 1-week
duration, worsened 2 days before presentation to the hospital, mainly
over the left back, burning/stabbing in nature, radiating to the abdomen
and left thigh, partially relieved by lying on the right side, worse
with movement, 9/10 in severity. The pain was associated with nausea
without vomiting. No fever, chills, or saddle anesthesia. The patients
hadn’t passed urine for 2 days before presentation. On examination, he
was lethargic but oriented, dry mucous membrane with left paraspinal
tenderness and left thigh tenderness on examination. On neurological
examination, power was 5/5 in all extremities, and motor and sensory
exams were normal.