title: Abdominal aortic aneurysm causing lumbar vertebral erosion in Behçet's disease presenting by low back pain.
abstract: Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic multi-system disorder commonly seen in Mediterranean, middle east and far eastern populations. In this report, we describe a case of a 55-year-old male with Behçet's disease who presented with a low back pain and sciatica. Imaging studies showed that he had a destruction of the third lumbar vertebra because of abdominal aortic aneurysm-related Behçet's disease. Aortic aneurysms with vertebral body erosion have been rarely reported, but this vascular complication is a life-threatening clinical picture. Therefore, among the causes of chronic lumbar pain in a BD patient, abdominal aortic aneurysm should be remembered.
authors: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, drmerveorucu@hotmail.com.
authors: Merve
authors: M
authors: Örücü
authors: Duygu
authors: D
authors: Keleş
authors: Elif
authors: E
authors: Peker
authors: Mehmet
authors: M
authors: Çakıcı
authors: Naota
authors: N
authors: Shimbori
authors: İlhan
authors: İ
authors: Erden
authors: Levent
authors: L
authors: Yazıcıoğlu
authors: Birkan
authors: B
authors: Sonel Tur
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000473:pathology*; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology