This case report describes a rare presentation of aortic coarctation featuring unilateral right-sided rib notching and notching of the neck of the scapula.
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May signal atypical aortic coarctation on imaging; leaves open the diagnostic specificity of scapular notching.
The conditions in which rib-notching may occur are discussed. 2. A rare case of aortic coarctation with radiological evidence of unilateral (right-sided) rib notching is described. 3. Notching of the neck of the scapula, as shown radiologically, is demonstrated apparently for the first time.
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