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[Asthmatic crisis and spontaneous rupture of the esophagus]
D Caussade1, P Sanchez, A Didier
1Service d'accueil des urgences, hôpital de Rangueil, Toulouse, France.
Annales Francaises D'Anesthesie Et De Reanimation
|December 4, 1998
Abstract:
We report a case of spontaneous rupture of oesophagus revealed by a severe asthma attack, in a 78-year-old woman, with continuous dyspneic asthma treated with corticosteroids. We discuss the diagnostic difficulties in spontaneous oesophageal rupture, and emphasize the necessity for always looking for a triggering factor in case of severe attacks of asthma not responding to treatment.