Infected Takayasu's arteritis presenting with aortic perforation

Hafeez U Lone1, Shady Ashraf1, Cornelia S Carr1

  • 1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

JRSM Open
|February 23, 2024
PubMed

Insights

Physicians should consider that rare medical conditions may manifest atypically. Maintaining an open differential diagnosis is crucial for accurate patient care and diagnosis.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Diagnostics
  • Clinical Reasoning

Background:

  • Uncommon diseases can present with non-specific or atypical symptoms.
  • Failure to consider unusual diagnoses can lead to diagnostic delays.