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Thrombosis of the abdominal aorta secondary toBrucella spondylitis

Thrombose der abdominellen Aorta als Folge einerBrucella-Spondylitis

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Spondylitis is one of the most frequent osteoarticular complications ofBrucella 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 toBrucella lumbar spondylitis is presented here, a complication that has not been previously reported.

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Die Spondylitis ist eine der häufigsten osteoartikulären Komplikationen derBrucella-Infektion bei Erwachsenen. Gelegentlich führt sie zur paravertebralen oder epiduralen Weichteilinfektion, die umgebende Strukturen komprimieren kann. Ein Patient entwickelte eine Thrombose der abdominellen Aorta infolge einer lumbalen Spondylitis. Über diese Komplikation liegen noch keine Publikationen vor.

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  1. Infectious Disease Unit, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Malaga Regional, Camino de Antequera s/n, E-29.010, Malaga, Spain

    J. Sanchez-Gonzalez Ph. D., T. Garcia-Delange M. D., F. Martos M. D. & J. D. Colmenero Ph. D.

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Sanchez-Gonzalez, J., Garcia-Delange, T., Martos, F. et al. Thrombosis of the abdominal aorta secondary toBrucella spondylitis. Infection 24, 261–262 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01781108

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