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A 64-year-old man with HBV-related hepatic cirrhosis, and L5-S1 MRSA spondylodiscitis. (A) PET/CT shows diffuse uptake at the L5-S1 level (SUV, 4.06); (B) Sagittal CT scans show complete destruction of the L5-S1 intervertebral disc and erosion of L5 and S1 vertebra; (C) T1-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging shows abscess formation at the L5-S1 level. He was treated with antibiotics and surgical decompression.
