Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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XXXII.b

Esophageal pathology (erosion, ulcer, tear, rupture, fistula, Boerhaave’s syndrome)

May cause chest pain (See under XIb). Including drug-induced ulcers (PMID 26230070). Boerhaave's syndrome (BS) corresponds to a longitudinal esophageal rupture sometimes vomiting-induced, whcih may lead to bacterial mediastinitis, pneumothorax and/or empyema. BS manifests with mediothoracic chest pain and extraesopageal air on imaging.

Publications

Yen CW, Lee EP, Cheng SC, Hsia SH, Huang JL, Lee J

Household cleaning products poisoning in a pediatric emergency center: A 10- year cross-sectional study and literature review.

Pediatrics and neonatology 2021 11;62;638-646 — 2021 11 — 638-646