Lung herniation: An ususal cause of chest pain

Lung herniation: An ususal cause of chest pain

We report a morbidly obese 72-year-old man admitted with acute right-sided chest pain and hypoxemia following bouts of vigorous coughing. This case illustrates the need to consider unusual etiologies of a common clinical presentation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cohen ML, Rayamajhi S, Kurche JS, Welsh CH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2015-05-01
Series:Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Subjects:
lung herniation
chest pain
cough
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
treatment
CT scan
chest x-ray
lung hernia
diagnosis
Online Access:http://www.swjpcc.com/pulmonary/2015/5/30/lung-herniation-an-unusual-cause-of-chest-pain.html

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