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Age and Ageing 2005 34(6):646-647; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi156
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An unusual cause of chest pain

Rebecca Jane Bancroft1 and Paul Jermin2

1 Holme Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20 2TX, UK
2 Flat 25B, Buttermere House, University Hospital Aintree, Lower Lane, Liverpool L9 7AL, UK

Address correspondence to: R. J. Bancroft. Email: beckybancroft{at}aol.com

Flail chest is an uncommon condition that generally arises due to a significant impact to the chest, resulting in multiple fractures of the anterior and posterior ribs. This force may be much less if the bones are weakened for any reason, in osteoporosis or myeloma for instance. We describe a case of flail segment that arose secondary to a large sternal abscess resulting from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia.

Keywords: sternal abscess, flail chest, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), chest pain, elderly

Received April 27, 2005; accepted in revised form June 21, 2005.


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