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Magnetic resonance image of the dorsal spine showing an L2-L3 spondylodiscitis: T1-sagittal MRI image of the lumber spine reveals hypointense signal within the L2-3 disc and associated destruction of vertebral bodies and compromise of the spinal cord at this level (A). T2 sagittal MRI reveals hyperintense marrow signal (B).
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After his readmission, his lumbar MRI showed severe spondylodiscitis at L2-L3 and the formation of a vertebral abscess (Fig. 1).
A control lumbar MRI after two months of treatment (C) and four months of follow-up (D) showed gradual improvement radiologically and only the sequel lesions at the site of the infection (T2 sagittal).
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A control lumbar MRI after four months of treatment and two months of follow-up showed gradual improvement radiologically and only the sequel lesions at the site of the infection (Fig. 2).