Atypical Chest Pain in Athletes

Sik, Emma C; Batt, Mark E; Heslop, Laurence M

doi:10.1249/jsr.0b013e31819c7d01

“…[3] Chest pain is an important and reliable symptom that is present in 80 -95% of cases. [5] The physical examination may reveal a decrease in breath sounds on the a ected side, with hyper-resonance on percussion, crepitus on palpation and tracheal shi . [6] ese signs may be very di cult to elicit in a small pneumothorax, and a physician should have a high index of suspicion from the history.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Primary spontaneous pneumothorax in a recreational athlete

Colff¹

2016

S Afr J SM

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Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is relatively uncommon in the athletic population. Because of the subtle nature of the symp toms, the diagnosis is easily missed, which can lead to unnecessary prolonged discomfort and recovery time for the athlete. ere is currently a lack of evidence in the literature concerning treatment and return-to-play protocols referring speci cally to PSP within the athletic community. is case report highlights the predisposing and important factors in the history of a 34-year-old recreational male athlete who developed PSP. According to the knowledge of the authors, this report of PSP in a recreational athlete is the rst of its kind described in South Africa. Owing to the possibility of life-threatening complications, it is important for sports physicians to be familiar with the important points in the history and to be made aware of the predisposing factors that may lead to PSP.

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“…[3] Chest pain is an important and reliable symptom that is present in 80 -95% of cases. [5] The physical examination may reveal a decrease in breath sounds on the a ected side, with hyper-resonance on percussion, crepitus on palpation and tracheal shi . [6] ese signs may be very di cult to elicit in a small pneumothorax, and a physician should have a high index of suspicion from the history.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Primary spontaneous pneumothorax in a recreational athlete

Colff

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Rensburg

²

2015

SA J Sports Med

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Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is relatively uncommon in the athletic population. Because of the subtle nature of the symp toms, the diagnosis is easily missed, which can lead to unnecessary prolonged discomfort and recovery time for the athlete. ere is currently a lack of evidence in the literature concerning treatment and return-to-play protocols referring speci cally to PSP within the athletic community. is case report highlights the predisposing and important factors in the history of a 34-year-old recreational male athlete who developed PSP. According to the knowledge of the authors, this report of PSP in a recreational athlete is the rst of its kind described in South Africa. Owing to the possibility of life-threatening complications, it is important for sports physicians to be familiar with the important points in the history and to be made aware of the predisposing factors that may lead to PSP.

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“…CP in the athlete may originate from structures within the thorax, such as the heart, lungs, or esophagus. Musculoskeletal causes of CP must be considered [88,89]. CP in the athlete has a wide differential diagnosis.…”

Section: Athletesmentioning

confidence: 99%