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Chest radiograph demonstrating erosive changes of the fifth and sixth ribs.
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A chest radiograph demonstrated multiple erosive-appearing irregularities of the posterior lateral right fifth and sixth ribs and the posterior left fifth rib concerning for chronic osteomyelitis (Figure 1).
Loculated fluid collections surrounding the proximal portion of the right humerus.
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Further investigation with computed tomography (CT) revealed multiple foci of bony abnormalities concerning for osteomyelitis involving the right fifth and sixth ribs, as well as multiple fluid collections consistent with abscesses of the right posterior supraclavicular fossa, right proximal humerus, left acromioclavicular joint and supraclavicular fossa, and left posterolateral chest wall (Figure 2).