Bilateral testicular pain as an acute aortic dissection symptom

Abstract

CASE REPORT | Abstract |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. | Resumen |La disección aórtica aguda es un evento cardiovascular catastrófico que corresponde a la más común de las enfermedades agudas de los grandes vasos. Según la distribución anatómica de la aorta comprometida, el grupo de Stanford la clasifica en dos tipos: A y B. Su pronóstico depende de la identificación y manejo tempranos, siendo la tasa de mortalidad rápidamente creciente en el tipo A con cada hora que se retrasa el diagnóstico.Las manifestaciones clínicas de la disección aórtica pueden ser múltiples, lo que dificulta su diagnóstico precoz. Dentro de las formas de presentación, una de las más infrecuentes es el dolor en los genitales. Se presenta el caso clínico de un paciente que consulta inicialmente por un dolor agudo testicular bilateral y que finalmente es diagnosticado con disección aórtica aguda.

Master of the Masquerade: An Atypical Presentation of Acute Aortic Dissection

“…Another case highlighted a 49-year-old male who presented with sudden onset testicular pain. His physical examination was notable for a significantly reduced BP in the right leg compared to the left leg [11]. In our patient, evidence of scrotal swelling, elevated transaminases, and ascites may have indicated acute right ventricular failure due to ischemic right ventricular dysfunction and/or cardiac tamponade.…”