Acute dysphagia associated with aortic dissection: a case report and review of the literature.
Thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection are rare causes of neurologic symptoms as well as of dysphagia. We report on a 58-year-old otherwise healthy male patient who presented with acute-onset intermittent dysphagia, mild dyspnea, and chest symptoms. He was referred to an emergency ENT unit for a suspected peritonsillar abscess but died of a massive aortic dissection and cardiac tamponation a few hours later. This rare condition is discussed in the differential diagnosis of adult acute-onset dysphagia.
Perheentupa
Ulla
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Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Turku University Central Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Kinnunen
Ilpo
I
Kujari
Harry
H
Grénman
Reidar
R
Mäkitie
Antti A
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D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged