Myocardial infarction complicated by Boerhaave's syndrome.
Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus can simulate a variety of disease processes. Ours is the first reported case in the English literature of Boerhaave's syndrome occurring concomitantly with acute myocardial infarction.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous