Silverman Ben, Bajaj Gurtej, Liu Eric, Weseloh Adison, Popescu Adrian
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
Cureus. 2022 May 1;14(5):e24651. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24651. eCollection 2022 May.
Proteus syndrome (PS) is a rare overgrowth disease process with only a few hundred cases being reported in the literature. Abnormal formation of the vertebral bodies causing scoliosis and spinal stenosis are common features that lead to debilitating pain in these patients. We present a case of a 35-year-old male landscaper with a history of PS causing severe scoliosis and vertebral overgrowth who underwent recurrent sets of multilevel zygapophyseal joint injections for management of his axial back pain. This case illustrates the utility of interventional spinal procedures in patients with progressive pain from PS.
变形综合征(PS)是一种罕见的过度生长疾病过程,文献中仅报道了几百例病例。椎体异常形成导致脊柱侧弯和椎管狭窄是这些患者常见的特征,会引起使人衰弱的疼痛。我们报告一例35岁男性景观设计师的病例,他有PS病史,导致严重脊柱侧弯和椎体过度生长,为治疗其轴性背痛接受了多次多节段关节突关节注射。该病例说明了介入性脊柱手术在因PS导致进行性疼痛患者中的应用价值。