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Area of Science:

  • Medicine
  • Pulmonology
  • Clinical Case Study

Background:

  • Chest pain evaluation often differentiates pleuritic from musculoskeletal pain using palpation for local tenderness.
  • Chest wall tenderness and guarding are typically associated with musculoskeletal causes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report a case where chest wall tenderness and guarding were associated with pleuritic chest pain due to pulmonary thromboembolism.
  • To highlight that chest wall tenderness may not always indicate a musculoskeletal origin.

Main Methods:

  • Case report of a 27-year-old patient presenting with pleuritic chest pain.
  • Clinical examination revealing localized chest wall tenderness and guarding, including the costovertebral angle.
  • Diagnostic workup for pulmonary thromboembolism and right lower lobe consolidation/atelectasis.

Main Results:

  • The patient had pleuritic chest pain, pulmonary thromboembolism, and right lower lobe consolidation/atelectasis.
  • Intense chest wall tenderness and guarding were present, mimicking musculoskeletal pain.
  • The findings suggest a spinal reflex mechanism contributing to chest wall signs in pleurisy.

Conclusions:

  • Pleuritic chest pain can present with local chest wall tenderness and guarding.
  • These signs may be unrecognized features of pleurisy, potentially reflecting a spinal reflex.
  • Palpation-induced pain and guarding are not unequivocal indicators of musculoskeletal chest pain.