title: A sneeze: an unusual trigger for aortic dissection.
abstract: We describe a rare case of type B thoracic aortic dissection resulting from a forceful sneeze in a 57-year-old man. The presenting clinical features were not typical and consisted of pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness following a forceful sneeze. There was no haemodynamic compromise. The diagnosis was made incidentally when he underwent a CT pulmonary angiography as part of pulmonary embolism work-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital North Staffordshire, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, UK.
authors.forename: Subramanya G N
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Upadhyaya
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Large
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012912:Sneezing / Q000502:physiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed