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case_images: (a) Sagittal T2-weigthed MR image (Short TI Inversion Recovery, STIR) performed at recovery revealing an extensive inflammatory process involving C2 and the retropharyngeal space. Sagittal (b) and coronal (c) CT scan showing osteolytic lesion of the dens of C2
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case_images: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a T2-hyperintense signal involving the dens (C2), accompanied by an extensive inflammatory reaction involving the retropharyngeal space [Figure 1a]. Computed tomography (CT) scan also documented early dens erosion [Figure 1b and c].
case_images: (a) Sagittal T2-weighted MR image (STIR) performed at the end of antibiotic therapy showing a reduction of the inflammatory process but initial ongoing of deformity of the dens. Sagittal (b) and coronal (c) CT scan showing pronounced increasing of the erosion of the dens of C2
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case_images: Sagittal CT scan performed 3 months after surgery
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case_images: Toscana Trapianti OTT). Three and 6 months later, the CT scan showed fusion [Figure 3], the patient was clinically improved, and both CRP and ESR laboratory studies were normal.