Abdominal aortic aneurysm causing lumbar vertebral erosion in Behçet's disease presenting by low back pain

Rheumatol Int. 2015 Feb;35(2):367-70. doi: 10.1007/s00296-014-3077-0. Epub 2014 Jun 25.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiography
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / complications
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnosis*
  • Behcet Syndrome / complications*
  • Humans
  • Iliac Vein / pathology*
  • Low Back Pain / diagnosis*
  • Low Back Pain / etiology
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / injuries*
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteolysis / diagnosis*
  • Osteolysis / etiology
  • Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / pathology*
  • Venous Thrombosis / diagnosis*
  • Venous Thrombosis / etiology