Brucella spondylitis complicated by an infected abdominal aortic aneurysm and deep venous thrombosis: Case report and review of the literature

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-27

  Kokkinis, K ^a   Stathopoulou, S ^a   Petrocheilou, G ^a   Makris, N ^b   Vlychou, M ^b   Evangelopoulos, D ^c   Benetos, I ^c   Papadaki, P ^d   Korres, D S ^c  

^a KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^d National Institute of Rehabilitation   (Greece)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Brucellosis; CT; Spondylodiscitis; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; ILIAC VEIN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LEG EDEMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSOAS ABSCESS; RETROPERITONEAL ABSCESS; STENT; SYMPTOM;

EID: 38349028668     PISSN: 16338065     EISSN: 14321068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-007-0256-7     Document Type: Article

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