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Pott's disease
AP :: XR - Plain Film || ACR Codes: 3.2
Close up AP radiographs of the lumbar spine. At the L3-4 level (arrows), there is intervertebral disk space narrowing with endplate irregularity and absence of osteophyte formation.
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1. Vertebral osteomyelitis and paraspinal abscess 2. Reactivation TB :: Presumed diagnosis at this time on the basis of combination of imaging, and known active pulmonary tuberculosis.

Original Source: Rick Riego de Dios
Submitted by: James G. Smirniotopoulos, M.D. - Click for Author Information
Affiliation: Uniformed Services University
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Affiliation: Uniformed Services University

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