Boerhaave's syndrome after pentazocine-induced vomiting in a 21-year-old male with asthma: a case report.

Awofisoye, Oyindamola Ibukun; Olalekan, Olaleye Emmanuel; Anumenechi, Ndubuisi; Onwukpa, Frankilin

Awofisoye, Oyindamola Ibukun; Olalekan, Olaleye Emmanuel; Anumenechi, Ndubuisi; Onwukpa, Frankilin.

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Awofisoye OI; Cardiocare Specialty Hospital, Limi Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria.
Olalekan OE; Cardiocare Specialty Hospital, Limi Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria.
Anumenechi N; Cardiocare Specialty Hospital, Limi Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria.
Onwukpa F; Cardiocare Specialty Hospital, Limi Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria.

Pan Afr Med J ; 38: 74, 2021.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33889240

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Esophageal Perforation/diagnostic imaging; Mediastinal Diseases/diagnostic imaging; Pentazocine/adverse effects; Vomiting/complications; Analgesics, Opioid/administration & dosage; Analgesics, Opioid/adverse effects; Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage; Asthma/physiopathology; Asthma/therapy; Chest Pain/etiology; Dyspnea/etiology; Esophageal Perforation/etiology; Esophageal Perforation/therapy; Humans; Male; Mediastinal Diseases/etiology; Mediastinal Diseases/therapy; Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; Pentazocine/administration & dosage; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Vomiting/chemically induced; Young Adult

Key words

Boerhaave's; case report; oesophageus; pneumomediastinum

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pentazocine / Vomiting / Esophageal Perforation / Mediastinal Diseases Type of study: Etiology_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Pan Afr Med J Year: 2021 Document type: Article

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