title: [Three patients with the same diagnosis but very different symptoms].
abstract: We present three cases of patients with a thoracic disc herniation with misinterpretation of the initial symptoms. In a first case, pulmonary symptoms were prominent; in a second case, the patient complained of cardiac symptoms; and in a third case, the patient reported neurological symptoms. Ineffective investigation of thoracic symptoms should raise the suspicion of a thoracic disc herniation.
authors.affiliation: Gesundheitszentrum St. Gallen.
authors.forename: Beat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Knechtle
authors.affiliation: Institut für Hausarztmedizin der Universität Zürich.
authors.forename: Christoph A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Rüst
authors.affiliation: Institut für Hausarztmedizin der Universität Zürich.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rosemann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D010808:Physical Examination; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Lungensymptome; Nervenschmerzen; Thoraxschmerzen; chest pain; neuralgia; pulmonary symptoms