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Discitis osteomyelitis - C5/6

Case contributed by: Dr Frank Gaillard

Presentation:

Patient presenting with lower limb weakness.

Patient Data:

Age: Adult

From the case: Discitis osteomyelitis - C5/6

Modality: MRI

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T2

MRI demonstrates features consistent with C5/6 discitis osteomyelitis with cord compression. Note that on the images provided there is no evidence of an epidural abscess. Rather, the whole epidural mass enhances homogeneously consistent with an epidural phlegmon.