A fatal masquerade in pneumonia: Ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm

Ching-Han Liu; Shih-Chung Huang; Ching-Tsai Hsu

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5285

A fatal masquerade in pneumonia: Ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Jan 11;10(1):e05285. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5285. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Authors

Ching-Han Liu^{1

2}, Shih-Chung Huang^{1

2}, Ching-Tsai Hsu^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital Kaohsiung Taiwan.
² Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine National Defense Medical Center Tri-Service General Hospital Taipei Taiwan.
³ Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital Taoyuan Taiwan.

Abstract

We described an 87-year-old man who presented with fever and hemoptysis. Nosocomial pneumonia was initially suspected. However, the patient had worsening hemoptysis despite defervescence. Chest computed tomography disclosed ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm. Emergent surgery was then commenced for adequate treatment.

Keywords: endovascular aortic repair; hemoptysis; pneumonia; ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm.