Journal of Neurology Research, ISSN 1923-2845 print, 1923-2853 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 3, Number 2, April 2013, pages 78-80

Mycotic Spondylitis Caused by Cladosporium Cladosporides: A Case Report

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. MRI, T2 weighted image with fat suppression (sagittal plane) demonstrated a compression of the vertebral body L1, an increased signal of vertebral bodies L1-3 and in pedicles L1. Intervertebral discs L1/2 and L2/3 were reduced, hyposignal.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. MRI, T1 weighted image (sagittal plane) showed a reduced signal of vertebral bodies L1-3.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. (a, b) MRI after application of contrast agent (sagittal and transversal plane) showed enhancement of vertebral bodies L1-L3, meninges and empyema. Intervertebral discs L1/2 and L2/3 were not enhanced. The empyem is responsible for the compression of the dural sac and the spinal conus (on level L1-2). Inflammation penetrated into the soft paravertebral tissues.