Acute chest pain in an adolescent with cystic fibrosis in September: Would you have thought about this?

Acute chest pain is common in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Here we report the case of an adolescent who suffered acute chest pain in September after an history of acute abdominal pain and fever. The reason for this clinical sceneriao was found to be Coxsackievirus B3, known to be responsible...

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Published in:Pediatric pulmonology 2017-10, Vol.52 (10), p.E70-E72
Main Authors: Dowaikh, Hiba, Morfin‐Sherpa, Florence, Reix, Philippe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Adolescent
Bacteriology
Bornholm
chest pain
Chest Pain - etiology
Coxsackievirus Infections - complications
Cybernetics
Cystic fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis - complications
Electrocardiography
enterovirus
Enterovirus B, Human
Humans
Immunology
Life Sciences
Male
Microbiology and Parasitology
myositis
Pain
Virology
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Summary:Acute chest pain is common in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Here we report the case of an adolescent who suffered acute chest pain in September after an history of acute abdominal pain and fever. The reason for this clinical sceneriao was found to be Coxsackievirus B3, known to be responsible of Bornholm disease, a frequent but under recognized viral myositis. The diagnosis is mainly clinical, but evocating this diagnosis may avoid unnecessary exam.
ISSN:8755-6863
1099-0496
DOI:10.1002/ppul.23746