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Boerhaave’s syndrome after pentazocine-induced vomiting in a 21-year-old male with asthma: a case report

Boerhaave's syndrome is an uncommon syndrome characterized by spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus with a high mortality rate. While excessive alcohol intake and binge-eating are the classic precipitants of this syndrome, medication-induced vomiting causing Booerhave's is quite uncommon....

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Autores principales: Awofisoye, Oyindamola Ibukun, Olalekan, Olaleye Emmanuel, Anumenechi, Ndubuisi, Onwukpa, Frankilin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8033192/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33889240
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.38.74.27031