Tubercular pseudoaneurysm of aorta: a rare association with vertebral tuberculosis

Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 249-253

  Jain, Anil K ^a   Chauhan, Ravindra S ^a   Dhammi, Ish K ^a   Maheshwari, Aditya V ^a   Ray, Ruma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Mycotic aneurysm of aorta; Tubercular aortitis; Tubercular pseudoaneurysm of aorta; Vertebral tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EROSIVE GASTRITIS; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FALSE ANEURYSM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; STOMACH ULCER; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, FALSE; AORTA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR;

EID: 33847015297     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.04.021     Document Type: Article

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