A Malawian fisherman with a flail chest

Gershom Mwafulirwa; Melita A. Gordon; Eduard E. Zijlstra; Sam Kampondeni; Joshua M. Mukibi; William D. Fraser; Stephen Gordon

doi:10.1016/j.rmedx.2005.04.003

A Malawian fisherman with a flail chest

Gershom Mwafulirwa
, Melita A. Gordon
, Eduard E. Zijlstra
, Sam Kampondeni
, Joshua M. Mukibi
, William D. Fraser
, Stephen Gordon

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Abstract

An unusual case of flail chest is presented. A 55 year-old man with no history of trauma presented with back pain and breathlessness. He was found to have a mobile anterior chest wall, gross osteopaenia, a raised ESR and anaemia, but normal Bence-Jones protein. Bone marrow examination and serum electrophoresis confirmed a diagnosis of multiple myeloma. The flail chest was managed with analgesia and rest and the man was discharged home walking unassisted.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	47-48
Number of pages	2
Journal	Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Volume	1
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmedx.2005.04.003
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bence-Jones protein
Flail chest
Multiple myeloma

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A Malawian fisherman with a flail chest

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