Rectus sheath hematoma secondary to acute exacerbation of COPD: A case report

Prashant Pant; Oshan Shrestha; Nebula Devkota; Pawan Budhathoki; Sanjit Adhikari; Dhan Bahadur Shrestha

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5520

Clinical Case Reports (Mar 2022)

Rectus sheath hematoma secondary to acute exacerbation of COPD: A case report

Prashant Pant,
Oshan Shrestha,
Nebula Devkota,
Pawan Budhathoki,
Sanjit Adhikari,
Dhan Bahadur Shrestha

Affiliations

Prashant Pant: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Unit Karnali Academy of Health Sciences Jumla Nepal
Oshan Shrestha: Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences Kathmandu Nepal
Nebula Devkota: Department of Emergency Medicine Karnali Academy of Health Sciences Jumla Nepal
Pawan Budhathoki: Department of Emergency Medicine Karnali Academy of Health Sciences Jumla Nepal
Sanjit Adhikari: Department of General Surgery Karnali Academy of Health Sciences Jumla Nepal
Dhan Bahadur Shrestha: Department of Internal Medicine Mount Sinai Hospital Chicago Illinois USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5520
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 3
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract Rectus sheath hematoma, a rare condition, develops due to rupture of epigastric arteries or the rectus abdominis muscle. This case report conveys that such condition can occur due to violent coughing spells, and this should not be missed when a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presents with abdominal pain.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2050-0904

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