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Abstract

A 23-year-old male patient presented to us with a 6-week history of progressive low back pain. Physical examination was unremarkable except for minimal tenderness in the dorsolumbar region. His prior medical history was insignifi cant. Routine laboratory tests yielded normal results except for elevated CRP (20.3 mg/L, normal <6). Selected images include T2 sagittal magnetic resonance image ( Figure 1 ), STIR axial image at the level of T12 vertebra ( Figure 2 ), axial CT image at the level of T12 vertebra ( Figure 3 ) and Tc 99m MDP bone scintigraphy ( Figure 4 ).