Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5953090 | Chest | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
A 52-year-old white woman presented with severe pain over the right upper abdomen and nonpleuritic, right-sided, lower chest-wall pain. Her pain had progressively gotten more frequent and severe over the last 5Â months. It was also associated with a nonexertional, pressure-like sensation in the central chest. The patient denied any shortness of breath, fevers, cough, or any sputum production. She was taking levothyroxine for hypothyroidism and was a 30-pack-year current smoker; there was no history of drug abuse or occupational exposure. Previous chest radiographs dating back to 5 years consistently showed an elevated right-sided hemidiaphragm without any infiltrates or effusions; cardiomediastinal structures were unremarkable. She had not had a previous workup for these abnormal findings.
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Authors
Abhishek MD, Daniel MD, Ashish MD, Eric S. DO, Michelle MD, Paras MD, Peruvemba S. MD,