Fig. 2

Extradural bone lesions with the diagnosis of degenerative disease and TB infection. a Cervical spondylosis diagnosed in a 60–64 year-old participant with quadriparesis for > 2 months. T2 Hyperintensity at C2 and C3 with multiple posterior disc prolapses at C3-C6. The patient died at home 2 months later having refused orthopedic surgery. b 45–49 year-old participant presented with progressive quadriparesis for over 3 months with a C4 and C5 vertebra bone destructive lesion who underwent surgery with a biopsy that confirmed acid-fast bacilli consistent with Potts’ disease