title: Diaphragmatic rupture: A complication of violent cough.
abstract: The cough is a complex physiologic response designed to protect airways from unwanted secretions and foreign materials. Violent and paroxysmal coughs are associated with many complications. In this article, we will discuss a patient who sustained diaphragmatic rupture as a result of violent coughing. The possible mechanisms of this rare complication are explained.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Diseases (Dr. George) and the Department of Medicine (Dr. Khan), Nassau County Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: S U
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Rehman
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D003371:Cough / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000601:surgery; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed