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Dhoble A, Puttarajappa C. Calcification of thoracic aorta - solar eclipse sign. Cases J. 2008;1(1):133doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-1-133.
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Dhoble, Abhijeet, and Puttarajappa, Chethan. "Calcification of thoracic aorta - solar eclipse sign." Cases journal vol. 1,1 (2008): 133. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-133
Dhoble A, Puttarajappa C. Calcification of thoracic aorta - solar eclipse sign. Cases J. 2008 Aug 29;1(1):133. doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-1-133. PMID: 18759981; PMCID: PMC2546373.
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Cases J. 2008 Aug 29;1(1):133. doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-1-133.

Calcification of thoracic aorta - solar eclipse sign.

Cases journal

Abhijeet Dhoble, Chethan Puttarajappa

Affiliations

  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA. [email protected].

PMID: 18759981 PMCID: PMC2546373 DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-1-133

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Calcification of thoracic aorta is very common in old people, especially ones with hypertension. This can sometime be visible on plain chest radiograph.

CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of a male patient who had extensive deposition of calcium in the thoracic aorta.

CONCLUSION: The relationship between aortic calcification and coronary atherosclerosis remains contentious. Computed tomography of the thorax can display this calcification which appears like 'solar eclipse'.

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