Presentation
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Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Disseminated tuberculosis
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Right paraspinal opacity extending below the hemidiaphragmatic border.
Fine, bilateral miliary opacities projecting within both lungs.
Oblique, linear opacities at the base of the neck were thought to represent skin folds.
Case Discussion
Subsequent CT and MRI demonstrated the right paraspinal opacity to be paraspinal abscess, which was aspirated and tuberculosis was confirmed as the cause.
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