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History: An 18-year-old woman presents with chronic back pain.

1. What should be included in the differential diagnosis? (Choose all that apply.)

a. Sickle cell disease

d. Gaucher disease

e. Scheuermann’s disease

2. The differential diagnosis of H-shaped vertebrae includes all of the following except:

a. Homocystinuria

b. Thalassemia minor

c. Hereditary spherocytosis

d. Sickle cell trait

3. All of the following are potential causes of myelopathy in patients with sickle cell disease except:

a. Spinal cord infarction

b. Epidural abscess

c. Vertebral body infarction

d. Dural arteriovenous fistula

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Tags: Spine Imaging Case Review Series

Feb 14, 2016 | Posted by admin in MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING | Comments Off

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