Volume 184 - Issue 11
A marriage of inconvenience
Author: David James
Med J Aust 2006; 184 (11): 592. || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00401.x
Published online: 5 June 2006
Published online: 5 June 2006
In reply: The rare and spontaneous nature of rectus sheath haematoma leaves its origins open to such interesting questions. Neither of our patients was able to recall a history of motor vehicle trauma, but minor braking trauma certainly remains a possibility, as does respiratory infection leading to protracted cough.
