Haemoptysis - A rare presentation of aortic aneurysm

Haemoptysis - A rare presentation of aortic aneurysm

We report a case of a 65 year old man who presented with haemoptysis. X-ray chest PA view shows mediastinal widening suggestive of mediastinal mass. A CT scan of thorax shows a large aneurysm of ascending aorta & arch of aorta. This an-eurysm is eroding the trachea and abutting the sternum and v...

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Veröffentlicht in:Lung India 2008, Vol.25 (1), p.20-21
Hauptverfasser: Nair, Girija, Jindal, Savita, Chandra, Abhishek, Swami, Shivani, Garg, Pankaj
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Aneurysms
Aortic aneurysm
Blood clots
Haemoptysis
Mediastinal mass
Respiratory system
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Zusammenfassung:We report a case of a 65 year old man who presented with haemoptysis. X-ray chest PA view shows mediastinal widening suggestive of mediastinal mass. A CT scan of thorax shows a large aneurysm of ascending aorta & arch of aorta. This an-eurysm is eroding the trachea and abutting the sternum and vertebrae. The patient is VDRL reactive. Haemoptysis is a rare presentation of aortic aneu-rysm.
ISSN:0970-2113
0974-598X
DOI:10.4103/0970-2113.44133