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Case Reports
. 2015 Aug 21:2015:bcr2014207698.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207698.

An unusual case of sepsis? A rare presentation of a common disease

Christopher Myles Rowe  1 , Nishita Desai  2 , Rachel Coathup  3 , Magda Cepkova  1
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Case Reports

An unusual case of sepsis? A rare presentation of a common disease

Christopher Myles Rowe et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
(A) Axial CT and (B) axial T2-weighted MRI demonstrating a large, septated prethoracic vertebral abscess. Anterior displacement of the oesophagus is illustrated.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Coronal CT and (B) coronal T2-weighted MRI illustrating a paravertebral abscess of the lower thoracic vertebrae.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Sagittal T2-weighted MRI demonstrating a prevertebral abscess of the lower thoracic and lumbar vertebrae; anterior displacement of the anterior vertebral ligament is illustrated.
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