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Burning chest pain

MedGen UID:
1720373
•Concept ID:
C0235716
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Burning Chest Pain
SNOMED CT: Burning chest pain (1264062004)

Definition

The sensation of chest pain described as an intense discomfort, similar to that experience as a result of a thermal burn, distinct from sharp, stabbing or aching, often related to nerves; sometimes used to describe gastric or esophageal pain. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBurning chest pain

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Pleuritic Chest Pain: Sorting Through the Differential Diagnosis.
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Spontaneous coronary artery spasm documented in a young woman. A case report.
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Esophageal body motor disturbances in gastroesophageal reflux and the effects of fundoplication.
Johansson KE, Tibbling L
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Diagnosis

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Esophageal Actinomycosis in an Immunocompetent Patient Mimicking Carcinoma: A Case Report.
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Idiopathic spinal cord herniation: an imaging diagnosis with a significant delay.
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Jones MP, Maganti K
J Clin Gastroenterol 2004 Nov-Dec;38(10):866-72. doi: 10.1097/00004836-200411000-00006. PMID: 15492602

Therapy

Severe abacavir hypersensitivity reaction in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection: a case report.
Koech MK, Ali SM, Karoney MJ, Kigen G
J Med Case Rep 2022 Nov 8;16(1):407. doi: 10.1186/s13256-022-03647-6. PMID: 36345015Free PMC Article
Esophageal Actinomycosis in an Immunocompetent Patient Mimicking Carcinoma: A Case Report.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2022 Jun 1;60(250):559-561. doi: 10.31729/jnma.7354. PMID: 35690985Free PMC Article
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Herrera-López JA, Mejía-Rivas MA, Vargas-Vorackova F, Valdovinos-Díaz MA
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Prognosis

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Symptoms, gastric function, and psychosocial factors in functional dyspepsia.
Jones MP, Maganti K
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Clinical prediction guides

Variant angina induced by carbon monoxide poisoning: A CARE compliant case report.
Song L, Bian G, Yang W, Li HF
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Herrera-López JA, Mejía-Rivas MA, Vargas-Vorackova F, Valdovinos-Díaz MA
Rev Gastroenterol Mex 2010 Oct-Dec;75(4):396-404. PMID: 21169106
Symptoms, gastric function, and psychosocial factors in functional dyspepsia.
Jones MP, Maganti K
J Clin Gastroenterol 2004 Nov-Dec;38(10):866-72. doi: 10.1097/00004836-200411000-00006. PMID: 15492602

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