Food poisoning: an underestimated cause of Boerhaave syndrome

Infection. 2020 Feb;48(1):125-128. doi: 10.1007/s15010-019-01367-6. Epub 2019 Oct 24.
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Keywords: Bacillus cereus; Boerhaave syndrome; Esophageal perforation; Food borne disease; Food poisoning.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bacillus cereus / isolation & purification*
  • Esophageal Perforation / diagnosis
  • Esophageal Perforation / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Foodborne Diseases / complications*
  • Foodborne Diseases / microbiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Mediastinal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Mediastinal Diseases / microbiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Factors

Supplementary concepts

  • Boerhaave syndrome