Ian Huang1, Raymond Pranata2,Novita3 1General Practitioner, Siloam Hospitals Buton, Baubau, Indonesia 2Faculty of Medicine, UniversitasPelitaHarapan, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia 3Internist, Siloam Hospitals Buton, Baubau, Indonesia
Abstract
Introduction: Acute upper back pain as one of the atypical symptoms of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is more frequently encountered in women, elderly, diabetics, and patients with prior stroke or heart failure.1 Failure to recognize atypical clinical presentation of AMI conveys to delayed diagnosis, which are associated with increased morbidity and mortality.2 Abstract : Acute upper back pain as one of the atypical symptoms of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is more frequently encountered in women, elderly and diabetics. Failure to recognize atypical clinical presentation of AMI conveys to delayed diagnosis, which are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Herein we report a case of 46 yearsold male presenting with a sudden onset of severe acute upper back pain 6 hours prior to hospital admission. Diagnosis of AMI was delayed until 12 hours later after typical ischemic chest pain manifested and ECG reading showed evolution of ST-Elevation Myocardial In- farction (STEMI). Due to the atypical clinical presentation, diagnosis of AMI in this patient was delayed. Vigilant observation and low threshold for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) work-up are obligatory to prevent delayed diagnosis and management. Keywords: back pain, STEMI, atypical presentation, ACS, myocardial infarction
Abstrak
Nyeri punggung atas adalah salah satu gejala atipikal dari infark miokard akut (IMA) yang lebih sering ditemukan pada perempuan, lanjut usia dan penderita diabetes. Kegagalan untuk mengenali presentasi atipik dari IMA menyebabkan telatnya diagnosis yang dihubungkan dengan meningkatnya mortalitas dan morbiditas. Dalam kasus ini kami melaporkan seorang laki-laki berusia 46 tahun datang dengan keluhan nyeri punggung atas yang berat dan mendadak sejak 6 jam sebelum masuk rumah sakit. Diagnosis IMA tertunda hingga 12 jam kemudian ketika nyeri dada tipikal dirasakan dan EKG menunju- kan evolusi dari STEMI. Karena presentasi klinis yang atipikal, diagnosis IMA pada pasien ini tertunda. Pemantauan yang jeli danpemeriksaan lanjutanuntuk sindrom koroner akut (SKA) wajibdilaksanakan untuk mencegah tertundanya diagnosis dan tatalaksana yang sesuai.
Kata Kunci: nyeri punggung, STEMI, presentasi atipikal, SKA, infark miokard
