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Image challenge: acute chest pain after tooth extraction

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A previously healthy 55-year-old woman presented to the ED with chest discomfort. She underwent wisdom tooth extraction the same morning, during which she experienced discomfort over the right side of… Click to show full abstract

A previously healthy 55-year-old woman presented to the ED with chest discomfort. She underwent wisdom tooth extraction the same morning, during which she experienced discomfort over the right side of neck, which gradually spread to the right and central chest region, and was associated with discomfort while breathing. On examination, there was tenderness over the neck and chest. Range of motion of the neck was limited due to pain. Her vitals were stable, and the rest of the physical examination was unremarkable. A frontal chest radiograph was obtained (figure 1). Figure 1 Initial chest radiograph. What …

Keywords: image challenge; chest; challenge acute; tooth extraction; pain

Journal Title: Emergency Medicine Journal
Year Published: 2018

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