Cough-induced Diaphragmatic and Abdominal Hernia in an Asthma Patient – A Case Report

Authors

  • Somnath Das Associate Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, IQ City Medical College, IQ City Road, Durgapur, West Bengal, India
  • Biplab Debbarma Associate Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Tripura Medical College and Dr BRAM Teaching Hospital, Hapania, PO- ONGC, Agartala, Tripura, India
  • Ankita Debnath Junior Resident, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, IQ City Medical College, IQ City Road, Durgapur, West Bengal, India
  • Pritha Das PhD Scholar, Department of Human Physiology, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Agartala, Tripura, India
  • Sumitra Basuthakur Professor and Head, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Medical College Kolkata, 88, College St, College Square, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Sukanta Sen Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology, ICARE Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Banbishnupur, Purba Medinipur, Haldia, West Bengal, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2021.8.1.8

Keywords:

Cough, Hernia, Asthma

Abstract

The list of complications of coughing is very long. Chronic cough as in asthma can affect every system in our body such as cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, neurological, musculoskeletal, and diaphragm. We report a case of 46-year-old male patient who was suffering from asthma for the past 15 years with occasional violent coughing. The X-ray of that patient was suggestive of pleural effusion which was misleading. A computed tomography scan of the thorax and the abdomen revealed the presence of diaphragmatic and abdominal hernia. The patient had no other history which can contribute to diaphragmatic injury except chronic cough. We found a chronic uncontrolled cough complicated with diaphragmatic and abdominal wall hernia.

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Published

2021-01-26

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, S. D., Biplab Debbarma, Ankita Debnath, Pritha Das, Sumitra Basuthakur, & Sukanta Sen. (2021). Cough-induced Diaphragmatic and Abdominal Hernia in an Asthma Patient – A Case Report. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 8(1), 38–40. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2021.8.1.8

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021): Vol 8 | Issue 1 | January - March 2021

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