Pleurisy Can Cause Chest Wall Tenderness: A Case Report

Stab-like localized chest pain, aggravated by breathing, is compatible with pleuritic pain or with aching related to chest wall abnormalities. Local tenderness inflicted by palpation helps to differentiate pleuritic from musculoskeletal chest pain and serves as a principal accessory manoeuvre in the...

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Main Authors: Shaul Yaari, Elchanan Juravel, Murad Daana, Samuel Noam Heyman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2020-07-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1657