Abstract

All previously reported determinations of pleural fluid amylase in Boerhaave's syndrome have demonstrated elevated values. We treated a patient with Sjögen's syndrome who had a low pleural fluid amylase level and the concomitant unusual finding of leakage of esophageal contents into the right pleural space.

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