The Korean Journal of Pain
- 제11권2호
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- Pages.335-337
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- 1998
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- 2005-9159(pISSN)
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- 2093-0569(eISSN)
흉부 대상포진후 신경통 환자에서 발견된 폐종양 -증례 보고-
Lung Cancer Found in the Patient with Thoracic Postherpetic Neuralgia -A case report-
초록
This is a case report of a 69 years old non-smoking male patient with a lung cancer who presented with postherpetic neuralgia on the left T2, 3 and 4 dermatomes. This pain was aggravated in supine position. The patient did not have any other symtoms or signs to suggest the possibility of a lung cancer. Patient's baseline laboratory findings were essentially normal. Routine chest X-ray revealed hazy densities in the left apex. Further evaluation with chest CT confirmed the presence of a lung cancer corresponding to the densities seen on the chest X-ray.