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(Radiology. 1999;210:515-517.)
© RSNA, 1999

Musculoskeletal Imaging

Fatty Infiltration of Osseous Structures: A Long-term Complication of Oleothorax—Case Report

Benjamin J. Freedman, MD1, Denise M. McCarthy, MD1, Frieda Feldman, MD1 and Nikki Feirt, MD1

1 Department of Radiology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 622 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032-3784.

Thoracic imaging of a patient treated for pulmonary tuberculosis with oleothorax therapy before the antibiotic era demonstrated a rare complication. Gross invasion by lipid with subsequent pathologic fracture of the adjacent thoracic vertebra may give rise to symptomatic spinal cord compression. Magnetic resonance imaging is a useful modality for help in diagnosing treatment complications of oleothorax.

Index terms: Oleothorax, 60.459 • Pleura, 66.459 • Ribs, 471.23, 471.249 • Spine, infection, 32.232 • Spine, MR, 32.121411, 32.121415 • Spine, radionuclide studies, 32.1216 • Thorax, CT, 471.12111 • Tuberculosis, 32.232