Haemoptysis as the sole presenting symptom of dissection of the aorta.
A 75 year old man who had had haemoptysis for 24 hours was found to have his left lower lobe compressed by a dissection of the aorta, which was otherwise symptomless.
Department of Internal Medicine D, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel.
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D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male