Diagnostic Challenges of Aortic Dissection at 5200m- A Case Report Presenting as Neck and Back Emphysema
The purpose of this case report is to raise awareness of the diagnostic interference caused by subcutaneous emphysema and to emphasize accurate diagnosis and timely intervention when encountering patients with atypical chest pain in high-altitude environments, which is expected to gain a therapeutic time window for the patient.
Authors
- Jian Tian
- Xiaohong Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9190-0167)
- Zhending Gan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6038-3184)
- Jialin Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5369-4371)
- Yong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3652-8037)
- Xi Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5691-1888)
- Qian Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3978-096X)
- Jiayuan Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5328-8528)
- Quan Zhu
- Xiao-qin Chen
Institutions
- Army Medical University (CN)
- Xinqiao Hospital (CN)
- The 309th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army (CN)
- Urumqi General Hospital of PLA (CN)
- 303 Hospital of People's Liberation Army (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Medical Imaging Formerly Current Medical Imaging Reviews
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2174/0115734056409777251017072912
- Primary Topic
- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00