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I have been diagnosed with discitis . I had a Gallium scan and it showed the inflammation coming from the area between T12 and L1. I also had a need biopsy of the disc area and of the bone. I am ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Gopal Goel
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
I have been diagnosed with discitis and chronic osteomyelitis . The infection is in the T12, L1 area. I had a needle biopsy on 8/25. The various cultures have shown nothing as of yet. The bone biopsy ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Gopal Goel
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Hi, I was admitted into hospital at the beginning of XXXXXXX this year, suffering from excruciating lower back pain . I was diagnosed with discitis , a biopset was taken from an area of infection, and ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Suresh Heijebu
( General & Family Physician)
[Hello. My name is Megan Loy. In a short version...I was diagnosed with Osteomylitis and Diskitis... Ive been in the hospital and the nursing home for about 6 months on antibiotics. The infection is gone...but I was told... View answer
can you explain bone marrow adema with increased signal intensity in the intervening disc at L4-5 level needs to be further evaluated with contrast-enhanced MRI as discitis cannot be excluded and ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Yogesh Vishnu Upadhyay
( General & Family Physician)
My MRI recently showed surrounding soft tissue edema, there is some suspicion for discitis between L4-L5. Dr said 2nd MRI showed in layman s term an abscess and had to be removed, along with other ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Prasad Akole
( Internal Medicine Specialist)
yes I seen a doctor for an MRI and on my ELF 304 area said normal disc hydration minimal annual bold with minimal bulging in the fray - in my l4 l5 it said normal discitis hydration mild diffuse bold ... View answer
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