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(a) Acid-fast staining (AFB) test showing acid-fast bacilli in the monocytes (arrowheads). (b) CT scan of left humerus, with multiple vermiform destructions (arrowhead). (c) MRI of left humerus, T2-STIR, showing abnormal signal in the marrow (arrowhead).