Manubriosternal arthritis/osteitis: chest wall pain aggravated by Carnett's sign posture
A 56-year-old woman presented to the University hospital with a 4-year history of relapsing chest and upper back pain. The pain was not localized but a generalized chest pain, and was exacerbated while sneezing and turning over or getting up. She was prescribed loxoprofen and tramadol hydrochloride/acetaminophen for the pain. Her past medical history included hypertension, for which she was prescribed amlodipine 5 mg a day.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Takanori Uehara, Kazutaka Noda, Tomoko Tsukamoto, Hajime Fujimoto, Takuro Horikoshi, Masatomi Ikusaka Tags: Clinical Communication to the Editor Source Type: research
More News: Acetaminophen | Arthritis | Back Pain | General Medicine | Hospitals | Hypertension | Lortab | Norvasc | Pain | Rheumatology | Tramadol | Ultracet