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Query: UMLS:C0016199 (
flank pain
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We report a rare case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum due to perforation of sigmoid cancer in a patient suffering from
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome
and temporal arteritis, two rare diseases. This patient, who generally receives corticosteroid and methotrexate therapy, was admitted to hospital with vague abdominal and left
flank pain
, urinary disorders and low grade fever one day prior to admission. Initial evaluation including X-ray and laboratory tests was normal. Several hours later a repeat chest X-ray showed pneumomediastinum. Chest and abdominal Computed Tomgraphy were performed because of worsening abdominal pain, and revealed a perforated sigma due to carcinoma.
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PMID:Pneumomediastinum as a presenting symptom of perforated sigmoid cancer: a case report. 1982 48
