Case report - spontaneous chest pain in a 14-year-old boy

Eur J Emerg Med. 2005 Oct;12(5):253-4. doi: 10.1097/00063110-200510000-00012.

Abstract

A case of paediatric aortic dissection is reported. The pathogenesis, investigation and treatment are discussed. We highlight that the history and nature of the pain should alert clinicians to this condition and that baseline investigations may be normal.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Factors
  • Aortic Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Aneurysm / physiopathology
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Dissection / physiopathology
  • Chest Pain / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Time Factors