An unusual case of abdominal pain in a patient with cystic fibrosis.
We report the case of a 19 year old man with cystic fibrosis (CF) who presented with atypical abdominal pain precipitated by pressing his ribs. This was subsequently discovered to be referred pain from an intercostal schwannoma. Surgical resection led to a resolution of his symptoms.
Leaver
Susannah K
SK
Knight Centre for Cystic Fibrosis, Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Camberley, Surrey GU16 7UJ, UK.
Smith
Christopher E T
CE
Knight
Ronald K
RK
Ho
Timothy B L
TB
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography