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In this case report, we present a patient with an unusual appearance on vertebral CT due to spinal brucellosis. This “cauliflower” sign may be specific to this disease.
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Demirci, M., Tan, E., Durguner, M. et al. Spinal brucellosis. Neuroradiology 31, 282–283 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00344362
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00344362