Aortic Dissection with Haemothorax Mimicking a Stroke
  • Joana Ricardo Pires
    Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
  • Mariana Teixeira
    Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
  • Margarida Ferreira
    Radiology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
  • Clarinda Neves
    Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal

Keywords

Aortic dissection, stroke, haemothorax, emergency medicine

Abstract

Aortic dissection is a life-threatening clinical emergency and a challenging diagnosis. Depending on its initial location, it may present with several symptoms with the most common being chest pain. We describe the case of a 62-year-old man admitted to the Emergency Department with acute neurological deficits and triaged for the stroke protocol. After unexpected findings on physical examination, other diagnostic hypotheses were evaluated, culminating in the diagnosis of aortic dissection with haemothorax mimicking a stroke.

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    Published: 2019-11-04
    Issue: Vol 6 No 11 (view)


    How to cite:
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    Pires JR, Teixeira M, Ferreira M, Neves C. Aortic Dissection with Haemothorax Mimicking a Stroke. EJCRIM 2019;6 doi:10.12890/2019_001277.

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