Shiba Hiroshi, Kenzaka Tsuneaki
Department of Internal Medicine, Suwa Central Hospital, Chino, Japan.
Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Prefectural Tamba Medical Center, Tamba, Japan.
Int Med Case Rep J. 2022 Oct 31;15:611-614. doi: 10.2147/IMCRJ.S385312. eCollection 2022.
A 17-year-old female adolescent presented with her mother to our clinic with a two-month history of left-sided chest pain and a one-week history of middle back pain. We diagnosed straight back syndrome based on the chest and thoracic radiographic findings and symptoms of chest pain, palpitations, and dyspnea. We reassured the patient that the disease was benign and advised her to start and continue chiropractic therapy. All symptoms, including back pain, disappeared in three weeks. Straight back syndrome is under-diagnosed, and back pain is less recognized as a symptom of the disease.
一名17岁的女性青少年与母亲一同前来我们诊所，她有两个月的左侧胸痛病史和一周的中背部疼痛病史。我们根据胸部和胸椎的影像学检查结果以及胸痛、心悸和呼吸困难的症状诊断为直背综合征。我们向患者保证该疾病是良性的，并建议她开始并持续接受脊椎按摩治疗。包括背痛在内的所有症状在三周内消失。直背综合征的诊断不足，背痛作为该疾病的症状较少被认识到。
