Left sided chest pain: a case report of Boerhaave syndrome mimicking acute coronary syndrome
The Boerhaave syndrome (Boerhaave 1742) or spontaneous rupture of the oesophagusis an unusual condition, which is rarely encountered in clinical practice. It is crucial to establish the diagnosis of this condition promptly. The mortality and morbidity is directly proportional to the delay in diagnos...
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| author | Hoo, Fan Kee Lee, Sing Hong Sumon, Md. Shariful Hasan Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa Mohd Sazlly Lim, Sazlyna Basri, Hamidon |
| author_facet | Hoo, Fan Kee Lee, Sing Hong Sumon, Md. Shariful Hasan Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa Mohd Sazlly Lim, Sazlyna Basri, Hamidon |
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| description | The Boerhaave syndrome (Boerhaave 1742) or spontaneous rupture of the oesophagusis an unusual condition, which is rarely encountered in clinical practice. It is crucial to establish the diagnosis of this condition promptly. The mortality and morbidity is directly proportional to the delay in diagnosis and the severity of mediastinitis due to mediastinal contamination. Although its clinical features had been well described, an occasional case do present with some diagnostic difficulties unless there is a high index of suspicion.Here, we report a patient who presented with left sided chest pain that mimics acute coronary syndrome and diagnosed as Boerhaave syndrome.
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| spelling | upm-297152015-12-08T01:34:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29715/ Left sided chest pain: a case report of Boerhaave syndrome mimicking acute coronary syndrome Hoo, Fan Kee Lee, Sing Hong Sumon, Md. Shariful Hasan Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa Mohd Sazlly Lim, Sazlyna Basri, Hamidon The Boerhaave syndrome (Boerhaave 1742) or spontaneous rupture of the oesophagusis an unusual condition, which is rarely encountered in clinical practice. It is crucial to establish the diagnosis of this condition promptly. The mortality and morbidity is directly proportional to the delay in diagnosis and the severity of mediastinitis due to mediastinal contamination. Although its clinical features had been well described, an occasional case do present with some diagnostic difficulties unless there is a high index of suspicion.Here, we report a patient who presented with left sided chest pain that mimics acute coronary syndrome and diagnosed as Boerhaave syndrome. International Online Medical Council 2013-12 Article PeerReviewed Hoo, Fan Kee and Lee, Sing Hong and Sumon, Md. Shariful Hasan and Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa and Mohd Sazlly Lim, Sazlyna and Basri, Hamidon (2013) Left sided chest pain: a case report of Boerhaave syndrome mimicking acute coronary syndrome. International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine & Public Health, 5 (12). pp. 664-668. ISSN 1840-4529 http://www.iomcworld.com/ijcrimph/december2013.htm |
| spellingShingle | Hoo, Fan Kee Lee, Sing Hong Sumon, Md. Shariful Hasan Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa Mohd Sazlly Lim, Sazlyna Basri, Hamidon Left sided chest pain: a case report of Boerhaave syndrome mimicking acute coronary syndrome |
| title | Left sided chest pain: a case report of Boerhaave syndrome mimicking acute coronary syndrome |
| title_full | Left sided chest pain: a case report of Boerhaave syndrome mimicking acute coronary syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Left sided chest pain: a case report of Boerhaave syndrome mimicking acute coronary syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Left sided chest pain: a case report of Boerhaave syndrome mimicking acute coronary syndrome |
| title_short | Left sided chest pain: a case report of Boerhaave syndrome mimicking acute coronary syndrome |
| title_sort | left sided chest pain: a case report of boerhaave syndrome mimicking acute coronary syndrome |
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