An unusual cause of spinal bone loss detected by DXA scanning.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Routine DXA scanning in a 68-year-old asymptomatic man undergoing long-term bisphosphonate treatment for osteogenesis imperfecta showed unexplained loss of bone mineral density in two lumbar vertebrae. Subsequent radiographs revealed a 14-cm abdominal aortic aneurysm eroding the vertebrae. The importance of reviewing all the vertebrae in DXA scans is emphasized, and reasons for the absence of symptoms suggested.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Osteoporosis