title: Pulmonary embolism presenting as acute abdominal pain.
abstract: Pulmonary embolism has protean manifestations. This report describes a 20-year-old woman without risk factors with pulmonary embolism presenting as abdominal pain. Previous cases and potential etiologies of pain are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Calif. 92354, USA.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: von Pohle
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*