title: Not just another sore throat.
abstract: Case study A man, 26 years of age, presented to a hospital emergency department complaining of a sudden onset of a sore throat 6 hours previously while consuming a carbonated drink at work. The pain commenced about lunchtime, after he had been mixing concrete powder, and since then had been intermittent and was becoming more severe.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia. karen.broadbent@health.wa.gov.au
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Broadbent
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lovegrove
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002253:Carbonated Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D004935:Esophageal Diseases; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D000072663:Spontaneous Perforation