Vertebral Bone Marrow Edema in a Patient with Disseminated Tuberculosis: A Rare Case Report
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Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com rare causes of bone marrow signal alteration in vertebral column. Other causes of bone marrow signal alteration in vertebral column includes variants of normal, marrow reconversion, tumour (myeloproliferative disorders, metastatic, or primary), radiation, fracture, degenerative change, infection, inflammatory arthritis, and osteonecrosis [2]. We describe a rare case of tuberculosis causing extensive signal alteration in vertebral column.
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