03 April 2026
: Case report 
A 62-Year-Old Man With Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis, Bacteremia, and Septic Pulmonary Embolism Following Long-Needle Acupuncture
Unusual clinical course, Mistake in diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment
Yi Zhang
ABCDEF 1*, Li Yi ABCD 1
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951333
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951333
Figure 3 Lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showing paraspinal muscle abscesses and vertebral destruction(A) Coronal T2-weighted MRI showing hyperintense signals in the bilateral psoas, iliopsoas, and erector spinae muscles, consistent with multiple muscle abscesses (red arrows). (B) Sagittal MRI demonstrating destruction of the L3/L4 vertebral bodies and intervertebral disc (red arrow).