title: Case report - spontaneous chest pain in a 14-year-old boy.
abstract: A case of paediatric aortic dissection is reported. The pathogenesis, investigation and treatment are discussed. We highlight that the history and nature of the pain should alert clinicians to this condition and that baseline investigations may be normal.
authors.affiliation: The Ulster Hospital, Upper Newtownards Road, Dundonald, Belfast BT16 1RH, Northern Ireland, UK. jmcgray@stelsewhere.freeserve.co.uk
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McCaw
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McGovern
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors