title: Unsuspected abdominal aortic aneurysm.
abstract: This case is an example of an unsuspected abdominal aortic aneurysm. The patient's symptoms and the history obtained were suggestive of osteoarthritis. The patient sought medical attention for low-back pain through a compensation and pension exam.
authors.affiliation: Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chatfield
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis