Atypical presentation of Boerhaave's syndrome as Enterococcal bacterial pericardial effusion
| Autor: | James A.C. Thorpe, David J. O'Regan, Arin Saha, Martin Jarvis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Chest Pain medicine.medical_specialty Vomiting Perforation (oil well) Pericardial effusion Pericardial Effusion Diagnosis Differential Humans Medicine Esophagus Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Mediastinal Emphysema Esophageal Perforation S syndrome business.industry Syndrome Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Female Radiography Thoracic medicine.symptom Presentation (obstetrics) Tomography X-Ray Computed Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Enterococcus Subcutaneous emphysema |
| Zdroj: | Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery. 6:130-132 |
| ISSN: | 1569-9293 |
| DOI: | 10.1510/icvts.2006.139667 |
| Popis: | Boerhaave's perforation is a serious condition describing spontaneous transmural perforation of the oesophagus. The classical presentation of this condition is vomiting, lower thoracic pain and subcutaneous emphysema. However, the condition often presents atypically and it is important to reach the correct diagnosis quickly. We present the case of a 54-year-old woman with a Boerhaave's perforation that presented as Enterococcal bacterial pericardial effusion. |
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