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These are the results below I want someone to explain so i can take further test and medication IMPRESSION: 1. Anterior wedge collapse with lytic destructive of C5 vertebral body. 2. Marrow infiltrating lesions in C3, C4 and C5 vertebral bodies and the left pedicles of C4 and C5 vertebrae with moderate post contrast enhancement. 3. Ill-defined associated enhancing moderate pre / left paravertebral and epidural soft tissue component of approx. size 1.9 x 1.2 cms encases the left C6 nerve root with moderate the left lateral recess and neural foraminal encroachment. 4. Displacement of the Cervical cord at C5 level towards right by the epidural, however no cord edema or enhancement seen. 5. Similarly multiple focal enhancing lesions also seen involving the D4 and D9 spinous processes, postero-corner of D11 and L3, L5 vertebral body, and S1 to S4 vertebrae – posterior elements. - Imaging features are suggestive of infective etiology like Multifocal skeletal Kochs. C
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Report is suggestive of infective etiology probably tuberculosis of spine or Potts spine. Get CBC, LFT , KFT , CRP tests done .
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