A man with acute pain of the left side of the chest
Tutein Nolthenius, J.L.E.; Hensen, J.-H.; Niezen, R.A.A.é
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 157(45): A6729
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 1876-8784 PMID: 24191927 Document Number: 670893
A 42-year-old man came to the emergency department because of acute pain on the left side of the chest. Physical examination, ECG and blood tests revealed no abnormalities. With a CT scan of the thorax we made the diagnosis: 'pericardial fat necrosis'. This is a very rare, self-limiting disease.
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