Situs inversus totalis is a rare inherent disease in which the thoracic and abdominal organs are transposed. Symptoms of appendicitis in situs inversus (SI) may appear in the left lower quadrant, and the diagnosis of appendicitis is very difficult. We report a case of left-sided appendicitis diagnosed preoperatively after dextrocardia that was detected by chest X-ray, although the chief complai...

Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital deformity of the chest wall. The most frequently used techniques include Ravitch (costochondral resection) and Nuss (minimally invasive pectus repair of pectus excavatum [MIRPE]). The Nuss technique includes using temporary metallic bars without costochondral resection to correct the chest wall deformity. Modified MIRPE can be learned easily and pe...

Cardiac hemangiomas are very rare benign cardiac tumors. They can presented at any age and clinical presentation varies according to location size. We reported the case of patient with left ventricular hemangioma,discovered during routine echocardiographyfor atypical chest pain. Surgical resection was successfully performed histology confirmed cavernoushemangioma.

OBJECTIVE To present an unusual case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum subsequent to recreational amphetamine use. CASE REPORT A young African American adult male was admitted to internal medicine service for treatment of rhabdomyolysis secondary to methamphetamine use. On admission, he was complaining of chest pain in addition to nausea and generalized muscle aches. By his second hospital day...

a 22-year-old woman presented with acute left-sided pleuritic chest pain and dyspnea 6 days after surgery for revision of the stenotic central aortopulmonary shunt. she had a history of tetralogy of fallot (tof), pulmonary valve stenosis, ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collateral artery. her waterston shunt was placed when she was 5 years old and stented and re-dilated after...

To cite: Poondru RR, Monigari N, Shetty RK, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-203623 DESCRIPTION We report an 84-year-old woman, a known case of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), who presented with a 4-day history of fever and worsening dyspnoea. No history of chest pain was elicitable. Systemic examination was suggestive of ...

We report a case of cerebral arteriovenous malformation in a 34 year-old male patient presenting with chest pain. Electrocardiographic findings showed ST elevations in the precordial leads. However, a coronary angiogram showed no coronary lesions. Laboratory tests suggested that troponin and cardiac enzymes were within normal limits. Further investigation led to the diagnosis of a cerebral arte...

A28-year-old soccer player presented with collapse and left-sided chest pain during a prematch warm-up. Pain was also present in the left side of the neck. He had not suffered from chest pain before. A cardiac murmur had been described in childhood and attributed to pulmonary stenosis but never followed up. On initial examination, he was hypotensive, with a systolic murmur in the aortic area an...

BACKGROUND A sudden onset of chest pain, which often reflects a life-threatening disease, requires prompt diagnosis in the emergency department. FINDINGS A 12-year-old boy presented with sustained chest pain and dyspnea after diving into a swimming pool and was transferred to our emergency department. A chest examination noted a crunching and rasping sound at the precordium, synchronous with ...