Left-sided chest pain: a case report of intra-abdominal aetiology

M. de Wit; T.E. Duggan; A.A. Fowler; D. Henry; M.S. Parker

doi:10.1183/18106838.0301.93

Left-sided chest pain: a case report of intra-abdominal aetiology

M. de Wit, T.E. Duggan, A.A. Fowler III, D. Henry, M.S. Parker

Breathe 2006 3: 93-95; DOI: 10.1183/18106838.0301.93

M. de Wit

1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Richmond, VA, USA

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For correspondence: mdewit@mail1.vcu.edu

T.E. Duggan

1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Richmond, VA, USA

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A.A. Fowler III

1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Richmond, VA, USA

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D. Henry

2Dept of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Richmond, VA, USA

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M.S. Parker

2Dept of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Richmond, VA, USA

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A 44-year-old African-American male presented to the emergency department with progressive left-sided anterior chest pain of 1-month duration, which was rated six out of 10 in intensity. Associated symptoms included nocturnal dry cough and tenderness to touch. The patient's symptoms were relieved with ibuprofen.

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