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Ghost Pepper Rips Hole in SF Man's Esophagus, Collapses His Lung (2016)
- dgritsko 9y agoSo not the pepper itself, but the vomiting afterwards? Very unfortunate and scary, but would have preferred a more accurate headline.
- khalilravanna 9y agoYeah that threw me off as well. Had to do a little reading on [Boerhaave Syndrome](http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/171683-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/171683-overview) to have it make a little more sense. The rupturing is caused by forced vomiting, of which the hot pepper in this case was the catalyst.
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- bitexploder 9y agoYes. This ultimately killed my grandfather (esophageal rupture). The subsequent infection and inability to eat or breathe is bad. Its also quite possible his esophagus was thin, which can happen due to acid reflux among other causes.
- tdurden 9y agoI hate to be the one to ask...but why is this on HN?
- eagletusk 9y agoIt's noteworthy.
- snarfy 9y agoIt's sunday. it's interesting. Spicy foods are interesting due to the endorphin rush.
- loukrazy 9y agoIt happened in SF
- clentaminator 9y agoSomeone was hoping for magic Internet points.
- fudgy73 9y agoI can't imagine how this felt when it came out the other end. Ouch.