Abdominal aortic aneurysm. A rare cause of destructive lesions of the spine

M Vandecandelaere; A Cotten; B Cortet; N Boutry; R M Flipo

Abdominal aortic aneurysm. A rare cause of destructive lesions of the spine

Rev Rhum Engl Ed. 1996 Apr;63(4):296-9.

Authors

M Vandecandelaere¹, A Cotten, B Cortet, N Boutry, R M Flipo

Affiliation

¹ Rheumatology Department, Lille Teaching Hospital, France.

PMID: 8738450

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / complications*
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Rupture / complications*
Aortic Rupture / diagnostic imaging
Chronic Disease
Diagnosis, Differential
Discitis / diagnostic imaging
Discitis / etiology*
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging*
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*