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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Boerhaave syndrome causes include seizures, severe straining, vomiting, child birth, Iatrogenic, prolonged coughing or laughing. | |||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
The causes of BHS are as follows:<ref name="pmid2730190">{{cite journal |vauthors=Pate JW, Walker WA, Cole FH, Owen EW, Johnson WH |title=Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus: a 30-year experience |journal=Ann. Thorac. Surg. |volume=47 |issue=5 |pages=689–92 |year=1989 |pmid=2730190 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
=== '''Life-threatening causes''' === | === '''Life-threatening causes''' === | ||
* Seizures | * Seizures | ||
=== '''Common causes''' === | === '''Common causes''' === | ||
* Severe straining | * Severe straining | ||
* Vomiting | |||
* Vomiting | |||
=== Less common causes === | === Less common causes === | ||
* Childbirth | * Childbirth | ||
* Prolonged coughing or laughing | |||
* Prolonged coughing or laughing | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Boerhaave syndrome causes include seizures, severe straining, vomiting, child birth, Iatrogenic, prolonged coughing or laughing.
Causes
The causes of BHS are as follows:[1]
Life-threatening causes
- Seizures
Common causes
- Severe straining
- Vomiting
Less common causes
- Childbirth
- Prolonged coughing or laughing