A diagnostic trap simulating pulmonary embolism
Bakkali, A.; Hlal, M.; Rodière, M.; Boignard, A.; Chavanon, O.
La Tunisie Medicale 93(7): 420-423
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-4131 PMID: 26757495 Document Number: 682070
Pulmonary embolism is one of the differential diagnoses of "acute chest" syndromes. We report a clinical case of contained rupture of ascending aortic aneurysm with pulmonary arteries compression, which was presented as pulmonary embolism, and we well review the literature data of this diagnostic trap.
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