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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2010; 20(03): 205-207
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.69360
Musculoskeletal

Case report: Acute calcific discitis with intravertebral disc herniation in the dorsolumbar spine

Puneet Mittal
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
,
Kavita Saggar
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
,
Parambir Sandhu
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
,
Kamini Gupta
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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Abstract

Acute calcific discitis is a rare but well-known condition of unknown etiology. In symptomatic cases, the most common site is the cervical spine. We describe the CT scan and MRI findings in a symptomatic patient, with a lesion in the dorsolumbar spine.

Keywords

Acute - calcific - discitis - dorsolumbar - MR


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02 August 2021

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