MRI is an effective tool in the assessment of osteonecrosis of the jaw. The significance of focal lesions detectable on radiologic examination but without clinical correlation and their progression over time remains to be determined.
Cardiovascular complications of brucellosis are rare, but account for most deaths of this disease. Only a few case reports describe infected aortic aneurysms caused by Brucella melitensis. In this report we present a patient with rupture of a non-dilated abdominal aorta due to Brucella melitensis infection.
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