Is having intermittent chest pains common in children?
Patient: MY DAUGHTER IS 12 YEARS OLD, SHE HAS CHEST PAINS PRETTY OFTEN. I VE TAKEN HER TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT THE CHILDREN HOSPITAL. WHILE THERE THEY PERFORMED AN X-RAY OF HER HEART FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES. THEY SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. THEY SAID IT IS COMMON FOR CHILDREN TO GET HIS PAIN AND TO TAKE ADVIL WHEN IT OCCURS. TODAY MY DAUGHTER SAID THE PAIN LASTED FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS. IS THIS STILL FALLING UNDER THE CATAGORY OF NORMAL FOR ALOT OF KIDS? Doctor: Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.The symptoms you quote might fit into chest pain which needs evaluation. But chest pain if it's serious won't last like this for 1 hour without any complications. Keeping in mind the age and gender of the kid, I feel you should consider hyperventilation and other conversion reaction like symptoms. But I reiterate the fact that this is a diagnosis of exclusion after ruling out all other physical diagnoses.I am considering this diagnosis as the symptoms you quote do not fit perfectly into any known clinical syndrome. I suggest you see your paediatrician.Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.Regards - Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,