[Plasma-cell osteomyelitis of the thoracic spine--a case report].
The authors report the case of a young patient suffering from plasmacellular osteomyelitis of the thoracic spine, a unusual localisation of this type of chronic osteomyelitis. They discuss the role of imaging diagnostic modalities in this disease, focussing on MRI.
Radiologische Abteilung, Kreiskliniken Zollernalb an der Kreisklinik Albstadt.
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D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed