Pulmonary Thromboembolism Presenting with Upper Thoracic Back Pain: A case report / 대한통증학회지
The Korean Journal of Pain
;
: 119-122, 2006.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-141070
ABSTRACT
Upper thoracic back pain can be musculoskeletal in origin or it could be visceral referred pain, which may be indicative of a serious medical condition. We experienced a case of a 55-years-old female patient who complained of upper thoracic back pain for 1 month, which started 10 days after a traffic accident. She described the pain as being a dull, constant nagging sensation with an intensity of 4/10 on the visual analogue scale. Her pain did not subside after trigger point injection of the rhomboid and trapezius muscles. She reported intermittent palpitation, which indicated that the cardiovascular or pulmonary systems were involved. She was diagnosed with pulmonary thromboembolism by the imaging studies. Refractory upper thoracic back pain should be investigated to rule out this treatable, but potentially fatal condition.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pulmonary Embolism
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Sensation
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Accidents, Traffic
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Back Pain
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Pain, Referred
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Trigger Points
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Superficial Back Muscles
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Pain
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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