Multivertebral Tubercular Spondylodiscitis with Abscesses in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Anirban DasDepartment of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Amita TrehanDepartment of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]

Sameer VyasDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Radhika SrinivasanDepartment of Cytopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

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