Boerhaave syndrome: an unusual cause of bilateral exudative pleural effusion

Adv Respir Med. 2021;89(3):339-340. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2021.0005. Epub 2021 Apr 21.

Authors

Rishabh Goel¹, Benhur Joel Shadrach², Ritesh Kumar Nayak³, Anukool Jain⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shahi Global Hospital, Gorakhpur, India.
² Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India. [email protected].
³ Consultant Radiologist Purvanchal Diagnostic Centre, Gorakhpur, India.
⁴ Consultant Pulmonologist, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Pushpanjali Hospital, Agra, India.

PMID: 33881158
DOI: 10.5603/ARM.a2021.0005

No abstract available

Keywords: Boerhaave syndrome; bilateral; exudative; pleural effusion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Chest Pain / etiology
Esophageal Perforation / complications*
Esophageal Perforation / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Male
Mediastinal Diseases / complications*
Mediastinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Middle Aged
Pleural Effusion / diagnostic imaging*
Pleural Effusion / etiology*

Supplementary concepts

Boerhaave syndrome