Haemoptysis - a rare presentation of aortic ane urysm.
We report a case of a 65 year old man who presented with haemoptysis. X-ray chest PA view shows mediastinal widening suggestive of mediastinal mass. A CT scan of thorax shows a large aneurysm of ascending aorta & arch of aorta. This an-eurysm is eroding the trachea and abutting the sternum and vertebrae.The patient is VDRL reactive. Haemoptysis is a rare presentation of aortic aneurysm.
Nair
Girija
G
Padamshree Dr. D. Y.Patil Hospital & Research Center, Nerul, Navi Mumbai.
Jindal
Savita
S
Chandra
Abehishek
A
Swami
Shivani
S
Garg
Pankaj
P
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