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World J Clin Cases. Jun 16, 2023; 11(17): 4187-4193
Published online Jun 16, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i17.4187
Pregnancy and lactation-associated osteoporosis with pyogenic spondylitis: A case report
Kai Zhai, Lei Wang, Ai-Fang Wu, Ying Qian, Wei-Min Huang
Kai Zhai, Lei Wang, Wei-Min Huang, Department of Orthopedics, 960 Hospital of PLA, Jinan 250031, Shandong Province, China
Ai-Fang Wu, Department of Obstetrics, 960 Hospital of PLA, Jinan 250031, Shandong Province, China
Ying Qian, Department of Endocrinology, 960 Hospital of PLA, Jinan 250031, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Zhai K is responsible for writing the manuscript; Wang L followed up the patients; Wu AF and Qian Y performed the research; Huang WM provided this idea and case, and reviewed the manuscript; and all authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: Informed written consent was obtained from the patients for publication of this report and any accompanying images.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Wei-Min Huang, MD, Associate Professor, Neurosurgeon, Department of Orthopedics, 960 Hospital of PLA, No. 25 Shifan Road, Jinan 250031, Shandong Province, China. ever_23@163.com
Received: April 12, 2023
Peer-review started: April 12, 2023
First decision: April 26, 2023
Revised: May 4, 2023
Accepted: May 22, 2023
Article in press: May 22, 2023
Published online: June 16, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This study described a special clinical condition of pregnancy and lactation-associated osteoporosis with pyogenic spondylitis. Both diseases present mainly as low back pain but are treated differently. The current study helps increase the awareness of this particular disease and reduce the clinical underdiagnosis rate.