Acute aortic dissection in a young man with bilateral Covid-19 pneumonia: A suggestive case report at Computed Tomography Angiography

Acute Aortic Dissection (AAD) is one of the most common lifethreatening diseases that affects the aortic vessel. An its immediate and accurate diagnosis is crucial to initiate the appropriate treatment. The Covid-19 Coronavirus infectious pandemic started since December 2019 and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. It caused mainly bilateral interstitial pneumonia, up to causing a severe respiratory failure for the patients, and other complications. Now, we describe the case of a young man that was admitted to our hospital and was found positive for the Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). While we were performing Computed Tomography (CT) scan of the chest, we had suspected the concomitant presence of an aortic dissection, which was then immediately confirmed by Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) study, that we had performed to complete the baseline CT scan.