What Causes Sore Lower Back Above Pelvis And Below Ribs On One Side?

Posted on Fri, 11 Apr 2014

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Question : I have sore lower back above pelvis and below ribs on one side , allso sore big toe's and they are different color toe nails aswell, all happenig at the same time , can you suggest what I should do please

Answered by Dr. Dr. Shruti Rijhwani (1 hour later)

Brief Answer: Follows Detailed Answer: Dear Sir, Thank you for posting your query on HCM. Well looking into your problem I would like to tell you that it will be very difficult to say anything on your symptoms but still we can discuss the possibilties . One is Gout , it can present like this so there is a need to get serum uric acid levels tested . Other can be spondyloarthropathy which can be triggered by a urine or stomach infection . Plus if you have a history of psoriasis or anybody in your family has it the likelihood of getting this kind of picture increases . I think you should need to see a rheumatologist for this because examination is very important to see what is actually going on . Till then for pain relief you can take naproxen tablet if there is no contraindication for that. Take care. Dr. Shruti

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Shruti Rijhwani (6 hours later)

does gout affect the lower back on one side,pain worse when after sitting down and trying to get up ? no gout in the family history and never had gout in my life ? there is no psoriasis in my family history. What are the symptoms for infected kidney ?????

Answered by Dr. Dr. Shruti Rijhwani (18 hours later)

Brief Answer: Follows. Detailed Answer: Dear Sir, Gout does not affect the lower back but sometimes due to ongoing inflammation patient can have diffuse pain . Infected kidney will lead to hematuria , dull pain in lower back also and it can be unilateral , fever and sometimes burning micturition . There can be two etiologies going on one has to see and examine you to correlate things. Dr. Shruti

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar