Aortic lesion simulating pulmonary disease: a case report.
The authors report the case of an elderly woman assessed for dyspnea and right costal margin pain, whose chest radiography demonstrated opacity simulating pulmonary lesion, and computed tomography revealed the vascular origin of the condition. Acute aortic syndrome due to ruptured atheromatous plaque penetrating through the elastic lamina in association with aortic hematoma and aneurysm is a relevant differential diagnosis to be considered in these cases.
MDs, Residents, Department of Radiology - Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Ricardo Holderbaum
RH
do Amaral
MDs, Residents, Department of Radiology - Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Vinícius Valério Silveira
VV
de Souza
MDs, Residents, Department of Radiology - Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Carlos Schuler
CS
Nin
MDs, Residents, Department of Radiology - Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Cesar Adrian Alvarez
CA
Pedraza
MD, Resident, Department of Internal Medicine - Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Júlia
J
Biegelmeyer
PhD, Head of the Department of Radiology - Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, MD, Radiologist, Unit of Radiology - Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Antonio Carlos
AC
Maciel
Aorta; Aortic arch; Computed tomography