29 July 2024
: Case report 
Bilateral Facet Joint Septic Arthritis Induced by Acupuncture: A Case Report Highlighting Diagnostic Challenges and the Importance of Early Intervention
Mistake in diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care, Rare disease
Jing Yuan
1ABCDEF*, Adriel Guang Wei Goh 1DE, Mohammad Taufik Bin Mohamed Shah 1AD
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.944596
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e944596
Figure 3. Unenhanced magnetic resonance images of the lumbar spine: (A) sagittal T2-weighted; (B) sagittal STIR; (C) sagittal T1-weighted; (D) coronal STIR; and (E) axial T2-weighted. Bilateral L4-L5 facet joint septic arthritis complicated with epidural and posterior paraspinal intramuscular abscesses.