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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
Print version ISSN 0120-0011
Abstract
GUARIN-LOAIZA, Gloria Mercedes; NOCUA-BAEZ, Laura Cristina and ALFONSO-HERNANDEZ, Gladys. Bilateral testicular pain as an acute aortic dissection symptom. rev.fac.med. [online]. 2016, vol.64, n.3, pp.571-574. ISSN 0120-0011. https://doi.org/10.15446/revfacmed.v64n3.53257.
Acute aortic dissection is a serious cardiovascular event and the most common acute disease of the great vessels. According to the anatomical distribution of the compromised aorta, the Stanford
Group classifies it into type A and type B. Its prognosis depends on its early identification and treatment, as the mortality rate in type A increases rapidly with each hour of delay of diagnosis.
Clinical manifestations of aortic dissection may be varied, which makes its early diagnosis difficult. Regarding its diagnosis, genital pain is one of the rarest symptoms. In this paper, the case of a patient who initially attended a health care institution due to acute bilateral testicular pain and was eventually diagnosed with acute aortic dissection is presented.
Keywords : Aortic Diseases; Dissection; Acute Pain; Referred Pain; Chest Pain; Testis (MeSH)..