Case report - spontaneous chest pain in a 14-year-old boy.
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.
Gray
John
J
The Ulster Hospital, Upper Newtownards Road, Dundonald, Belfast BT16 1RH, Northern Ireland, UK. jmcgray@stelsewhere.freeserve.co.uk
McCaw
Thomas
T
McGovern
Sean
S
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