title: [Aortic dissection: 2 cases of atypical presentation].
abstract: Aortic dissection is an uncommon disease with high mortality. The typical clinical picture is characterised by sudden pain in the retrosternal or interscapular region radiating to the back and abdomen. There can be several signs, depending on the arterial branches involved (stroke, renal or mesenteric ischaemia), and even the absence of pain. Two cases with unusual presentations are discussed; one with sudden paresis and ischaemia of both legs with involvement of spinal and iliac branches, and the other began as a syncope and right hemiparesis with carotid involvement.
authors.affiliation: Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria, Centro de Salud Puerta Blanca, Málaga, España. Electronic address: inmaculadafernandezmaldonado@gmail.com.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Fernández Maldonado
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López Téllez
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D007866:Leg; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology*; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology