DIAPHRAGMATIC SPASM ASSOCIATED WITH RECURRENT LEFT PNEUMOTHORAX
Authors: Charles H. Scheifley, Milton S. Saslaw
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1947)

Case Reports1 January 1947DIAPHRAGMATIC SPASM ASSOCIATED WITH RECURRENT LEFT PNEUMOTHORAXCHARLES H. SCHEIFLEY, MILTON S. SASLAWCHARLES H. SCHEIFLEYSearch for more papers by this author, MILTON S. SASLAWSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-26-1-129 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAs early as 1832 a report on "diaphragmatic convulsion" was described by Merat.1Since that time there have been a considerable number of cases of spasm of the diaphragm reported in the literature. None of these was verified by roentgenograms or fluoroscopy. In 1916, two cases were described by Simonin and Chavigny,4one associated with tuberculosis and the other following trauma of the chest. These were proved by fluoroscopy. Since that date a small number of cases have been described which were verified by fluoroscopic examination. 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