title: Dissecting aneurysm of arch and descending thoracic aorta presenting as a left sided hemorrhagic pleural effusion.
abstract: The most common cause of massive hemorrhagic effusion is malignancy. Herein we present a case of dissecting aneurysm of descending thoracic aorta presenting initially with shortness of breath due to left sided massive pleural effusion. Effusion was hemorrhagic in nature with high hematocrit value. CT scan of thorax with CT angiogram was done and that revealed the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Medicine, Nil Ratan Sirkar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shamim
authors.forename: Sumitra Basu
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: Amitava
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.forename: Sujit Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya
authors.forename: Niranjan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sit