10 Aortic Aneurysm Symptoms
Symptom #2: Back Pain
Back pain refers to pain felt in the back. It can refer to cervical (neck), thoracic, lumbar (lower back), or sacral pain based on the different segments that are affected. Back pain can be acute or chronic. The pain can be characterized as a dull, burning, shooting, or piercing pain with radiation to the surrounding regions.
Back pain usually occurs due to degenerative or traumatic changes to the different parts of the spine. In an aortic aneurysm, there may occasionally be abdominal, leg, or back pain. Back pain can also occur when the aortic aneurysm enlarges. A ruptured aneurysm also presents with classical symptoms of abdominal pain that radiates to the back.
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