SYMMETRICAL RIB FRACTURES ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC COUGH. REPORT OF ONE CASE
Fracturas costales simétricas asociadas a tos
Author
Trovato, Daiana A
de Sousa, Jorge E
Bruetman, Julio E
Finn, Bárbara C
Young, Pablo; Hospital Británico, Argentina
Abstract
Cough may be associated with complications such as syncope, urinary incontinence, pneumothorax, and less frequently, pulmonary hernia and costal fractures. Chronic cough is a cause of rib fractures and when they occur it is likely to affect more than one rib. We report a 53 years old obese male in treatment with enalapril 10 mg od for hypertension with a dry cough lasting five months. He consulted for bilateral chest pain and a Chest X ray examination showed symmetrical fractures in the seventh left and right ribs. Enalapril was discontinued, cough and pain subsided in two weeks. Cough may be associated with complications such as syncope, urinary incontinence, pneumothorax, and less frequently, pulmonary hernia and costal fractures. Chronic cough is a cause of rib fractures and when they occur it is likely to affect more than one rib. We report a 53 years old obese male in treatment with enalapril 10 mg od for hypertension with a dry cough lasting five months. He consulted for bilateral chest pain and a Chest X ray examination showed symmetrical fractures in the seventh left and right ribs. Enalapril was discontinued, cough and pain subsided in two weeks.