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

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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.

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Merve Örücü & Birkan Sonel Tur

  2. Department of Radiology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Duygu Keleş, Elif Peker & İlhan Erden

  3. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Mehmet Çakıcı & Levent Yazıcıoğlu

  4. Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Naota Shimbori

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Örücü, M., Keleş, D., Peker, E. et al. Abdominal aortic aneurysm causing lumbar vertebral erosion in Behçet’s disease presenting by low back pain. Rheumatol Int 35, 367–370 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-014-3077-0

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