title: Spontaneous rectus sheath haematoma secondary to severe coughing in a patient with no other precipitating factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Shil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Braghadheeswar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thyagarajan
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Ishan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lalani
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003371:Cough / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D015985:Precipitating Factors; D017568:Rectus Abdominis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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