title: Thrombosis of the abdominal aorta secondary to Brucella spondylitis.
abstract: Spondylitis is one of the most frequent osteoarticular complications of Brucella infection in adults. Occasionally it gives rise to soft tissue paravertebral or epidural masses, which can compress surrounding structures. A patient with thrombosis of the abdominal aortic artery secondary to Brucella lumbar spondylitis is presented here, a complication that has not been previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Internal Medicine, Malaga Regional Hospital, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Gonzalez
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Garcia-Delange
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martos
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Colmenero
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed