An unusual case of acute chest pain
Thoracic musculoskeletal disorders are important differential diagnoses in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute-onset chest pain. Although fractures of the ribs usually occur due to trauma, non-traumatic fractures can be seen in the setting of vigorous as well as repetitive cou...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-12-01
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| Series: | The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jacp.jacp_46_23 |
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| Summary: | Thoracic musculoskeletal disorders are important differential diagnoses in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute-onset chest pain. Although fractures of the ribs usually occur due to trauma, non-traumatic fractures can be seen in the setting of vigorous as well as repetitive coughing. Usually, ribs with malignant or osteoporotic involvement are susceptible to breaking. Uncommonly, cough-induced fractures have been reported in healthy young individuals. Here, we present a case of a 32-year-old healthy man who suffered a fracture of the left seventh rib following a bout of violent coughing. |
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| ISSN: | 2320-8775 |