It Is Not A Boerhaave! A Case of Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Authors

Imran Khan
Rukma R Govindu
Hussam Ammar

Language

English

Publication Date

5-1-2022

Journal

Cureus

DOI

10.7759/cureus.25191

PMID

35746987

PMCID

PMC9208677

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

May 2022

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Post-print

Abstract

Spontaneous pneumothorax is a pneumothorax that is not caused by trauma or an apparent precipitating factor. This report presents a case of a 91-year-old man with no history of lung disease who developed pneumothorax after two days of persistent nausea and vomiting. He was misdiagnosed as a case of Boerhaave's syndrome. A chest computed tomography with iohexol oral contrast showed no evidence of esophageal rupture, and an upper endoscopy revealed a small gastric ulcer and no gastric outlet obstruction. The patient was managed conservatively; his spontaneous pneumothorax, nausea, and vomiting resolved.

Keywords

boerhaave's syndrome; diabetic gastroparesis; esophageal rupture; persistent vomiting; spontaneous pneumothorax

Published Open-Access

yes

Recommended Citation

Imran Khan, Rukma R Govindu, and Hussam Ammar, "It Is Not A Boerhaave! A Case of Spontaneous Pneumothorax" (2022). Faculty, Staff and Student Publications. 411.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/uthmed_docs/411