Abdominal aortic aneurysm. A rare cause of destructive lesions of the spine.
A case of destructive vertebral and discal lesions in a patient with chronic, noninfected rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is reported. The main rheumatic manifestations of abdominal aortic aneurysms are reviewed. Perianeurysmal inflammation may contribute to the development of destructive vertebral and discal lesions.
Vandecandelaere
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Rheumatology Department, Lille Teaching Hospital, France.
Cotten
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Cortet
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Boutry
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Flipo
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D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015299:Discitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed