Rib pain in a 23-year-old woman with severe asthma.
This case illustrates the importance of considering a wide range of diagnoses in patients complaining of rib, flank, and pleuritic pain. Further, additional evaluation is warranted when "pneumonia" does not respond to conventional treatment.
Zacharisen
M C
MC
Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Pediatrics, USA. mzacharisen@chw.org
Chiu
A
A
Gimenez
L
L
Lasley
M V
MV
Kelly
K J
KJ
D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D021501:Flank Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index