TY - JOUR TT - An unusual cause of acute chest pain; rib fractures induced by coughing AU - Uyanık, Emrah AU - Akdağ, Ömer AU - Eliçabuk, Hayri AU - Erçelik, Hasan AU - Serinken, Mustafa PY - 2013 DA - March JF - Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi JO - Gaziosmanpaşa Tıp Dergisi PB - Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi WT - DergiPark SN - 1309-3320 SP - 38 EP - 41 VL - 5 IS - 1 KW - Öksürük KW - kot fraktürü KW - acil servis N2 - Cough is a common symptom in ambulatory practice and in general does not require specific treatment. Cough induced rib fracture and pneumothorax is a very rare complication. We report a case of a patient with stress fractures of the ribs induced by coughing. Severe coughing and chest pain with a sudden onset should be considered to cough induced rib fracture in emergency department UR - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/gutfd/issue//378783 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/404368 ER -