Chest Pain: The Need to Consider Less Frequent Diagnosis
Joint Authors
Magalhães, Pedro
Morais, Anabela
Carvalho, Sofia
Cunha, Joana
Lima, Ana R.
Moreira, J. Ilídio
Faria, Trigo
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chest pain is one of the most frequent patient’s complaints.
The commonest underlying causes are well known, but, sometimes, in some clinical scenarios, it is necessary to consider other diagnoses.
We report a case of a 68-year-old Caucasian male, chronically hypertensive, who complained of recurrent episodes of chest pain and fever with elevated acute phase reactants.
The first investigation was negative for some of the most likely diagnosis and he quickly improved with anti-inflammatory drugs.
Over a few months, his symptoms continued to recur periodically, his hypertension was aggravated, and he developed headaches and lower limbs claudication.
After a temporal artery biopsy that was negative for vasculitis, he underwent a positron emission tomography suggestive of Takayasu Arteritis.
Takayasu Arteritis is a rare chronic granulomatous vasculitis of the aorta and its first-order branches affecting mostly females up to 50 years old.
Chest pain is experienced by >40% of the patients and results from the inflammation of the aorta, pulmonary artery, or coronaries.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Magalhães, Pedro& Morais, Anabela& Carvalho, Sofia& Cunha, Joana& Lima, Ana R.& Moreira, J. Ilídio…[et al.]. 2016. Chest Pain: The Need to Consider Less Frequent Diagnosis. Case Reports in Cardiology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100331
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Magalhães, Pedro…[et al.]. Chest Pain: The Need to Consider Less Frequent Diagnosis. Case Reports in Cardiology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100331
American Medical Association (AMA)
Magalhães, Pedro& Morais, Anabela& Carvalho, Sofia& Cunha, Joana& Lima, Ana R.& Moreira, J. Ilídio…[et al.]. Chest Pain: The Need to Consider Less Frequent Diagnosis. Case Reports in Cardiology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100331
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1100331