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  • Title: Lower limb myalgias in a man who used to "climb the stairs": an atypical abdominal aortic aneurysm.
    Author: Dognini GP, Cadeo G, Dolcino L, Gilardoni L, Stringhi E, Forloni F.
    Journal: Am J Emerg Med; 2012 Jul; 30(6):1013.e5-7. PubMed ID: 21641154.
    Abstract:
    Atypical presentation of emergency abdominal aortic aneurysm comprises a wide spectrum of symptoms. Lower limbs' involvement is infrequent, usually monolateral and with clear vascular features. We report the case of a 58-year-old patient who complained exclusively about symmetric lower limb myalgias without vascular features, after having repeatedly climbed the stairs of the school he worked in. The surprising final diagnosis was of rupturing abdominal aortic aneurysm; the patient was sent to emergency surgery and survived.
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