title: Aortic plaque rupture in the setting of acute lower limb ischemia.
abstract: Acute aortic plaque rupture is an uncommon cause of acute lower limb ischemia. The authors report sequence computed tomographic imaging of a distal aortic plaque rupture in a young man with bilateral lower limb complications. Clinical awareness, prompt recognition and imaging, and appropriate treatment of this uncommon condition are necessary to improve patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Moloney
authors.forename: Ronan P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Killeen
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sheehan
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Brophy
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000792:Angiography; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017128:Embolectomy / Q000379:methods; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed