DOI: 10.12890/2019_001277

Aortic Dissection with Haemothorax Mimicking a Stroke

Authors

  • 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

joanaricardopires@gmail.com

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 (2019)

How to Cite

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Pires JR, Teixeira M, Ferreira M, Neves C. Aortic Dissection with Haemothorax Mimicking a Stroke. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2019 Nov. 4 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];6(11). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/1277

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