Aortic dissection in a case of Turner's syndrome.
A case report is presented of an aortic dissection in a patient with Turner's syndrome that went undiagnosed. A thorough discussion of this fatal condition in this group of patients is included.
Burgess
B J
BJ
Southend University Hospital, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, UK. brian.burgess@southend.nhs.uk
Iftikhar
K
K
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000150:complications*