Small round pits as lytic lesions (IMAGE)

Eötvös Loránd University

Small round pits as lytic lesions

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Small round pits as lytic lesions indicate the presence of the pathogen in the cancellous bone tissue the vertebral bodies, which leads to the focal destruction of bone.  

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Photo by Krisztián Kiss (ELTE)

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