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From: Meningitis and spondylodiscitis due to Nocardia nova in an immunocompetent patient

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a–i MRI over the course and PET/CT. a Unremarkable sagittal STIR sequence of the lumbar spine from July 2017 with former radicular symptoms. b Multisegmental degenerative changes to the lumbar spine with progressive disc herniation at the level of L3/4. c Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) with hot spots with increased glucose activity dorsally on inferior endplate L3 and dorsally on superior endplates L4 and 5 (short white arrows). d Sagittal STIR sequence of the lumbar spine. Oedema of the endplates consistent with the PET/CT from c (short white arrows). eh. Sagittal STIR sequence of the lumbar spine. Progressive oedema of L2-4 and regression of oedema in L5. Increasing destruction of the endplates within the context of spondylodiscitis. i Sagittal reformatted CT showing partial sclerosis of the vertebral bodies L2–L4. Furthermore, sharply demarcated lytic areas mainly associated with the endplates

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