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Vertebral bony destruction with paraspinal collection (thin arrow) and cortical thickening and irregularity of the right 3rd rib (thick arrow).
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CH50, hemoglobin electrophoresis, and neutrophil oxidative burst test were normal. Computerized tomography again showed a paraspinal collection now extending from the 2nd to the 8th thoracic vertebrae, with mild bone destruction also involving the right third rib (Fig. 1).