Figure 2

Lumbar CT scan and MRI: CT demonstrates swelling ( white allow: ↑) of the left paraspinal muscle around the L2 level. (A) MRI reveals spondylitis (white allow head: ▴) lesions involving the L3-L4 vertebrae (B) with ventral contiguous epidural (framed allow: ⇑) and disc (framed allow head: △) involvement (C).