Cough-induced rib fracture in a smoker: a case report

Autor:	Aimee Daccache, Bassel El Osta, Ahmad Ghanem, Jad El Haddad, Elio Junior Feghali
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	musculoskeletal diseases medicine.medical_specialty Rib Fractures lcsh:Medicine Case Report Ribs 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Chest pain 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Rib fracture Rib cage Smokers business.industry lcsh:R General Medicine Middle Aged Surgery respiratory tract diseases Cough 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Fractured ribs medicine.symptom Tomography X-Ray Computed business
Zdroj:	Journal of Medical Case Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2020) Journal of Medical Case Reports
ISSN:	1752-1947
DOI:	10.1186/s13256-020-02497-4
Popis:	Background Coughing is considered an important mechanism that helps the body get rid of foreign substances or prevent their entry into the tracheobronchial tree. Infrequently, after the onset of coughing, patients presenting with persistent chest pain are found to have rib fractures. Among the cases reported for cough-induced rib fractures, the maximum number of fractured ribs was found to be four. Case presentation In this report, we present a case of a healthy 50-year-old Lebanese smoker who developed a total of six fractures in five ribs, asymmetrically, after coughing for 2.5 months. Conclusion This case report is, to our knowledge, the first to describe six cough-induced rib fractures in a smoker without an underlying predisposition.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::ffbdefb6d107acdaa3037c2af4a7dcc5 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-020-02497-4 Zobrazit plný text záznamu Plný text ve formátu PDF Plný text ve formátu HTML
Nepřihlášeným uživatelům se plný text nezobrazuje	K zobrazení výsledku je třeba se přihlásit.