A diagnostic trap simulating pulmonary embolism

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Published Nov 27, 2015
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Vol. 93 No. 7 (2015): Issue Jul 2015

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Abderrahmane Bakkali
Moncef Hlal
Mathieu Rodière
Aude Boignard
Olivier Chavanon

Abstract

SUMMARY
Pulmonary embolism is one of the differential diagnoses of "acute chest" syndromes. We report a clinical case of contained rupture of ascending aortic aneurysm with pulmonary arteries compression, which was presented as pulmonary embolism, and we well review the literature data of this diagnostic trap.

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Pulmonary embolism, aneurysm of the ascending aorta, pulmonary artery compression.

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