Acute chest pain caused by pericardial fat necrosis
| Autor: | W J W Bos, H. W. van Es, D A F van den Heuvel, G A Cirkel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Thorax medicine.medical_specialty Chest Pain Sternum Physical examination Medicine Pericardium Humans Medical history Fat Necrosis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry digestive oral and skin physiology Reflux Emergency department Middle Aged digestive system diseases Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Anesthesia Acute Disease Female business Chest radiograph Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | Thorax. 65(2) |
| ISSN: | 1468-3296 |
| Popis: | A 55-year-old woman presented at the emergency department with acute pleuritic chest pain. The pain was located on the left side of the sternum. Her relevant medical history revealed gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. Physical examination, laboratory investigations and a plain chest radiograph were normal. The patient was thought to be suffering from gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and was treated with antacids. After … |
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