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What Causes High BP And Tingling Of Finger Tips In A Child?
My friend has a child that is experiencing, bp 170/90 chest pains and finger tips tingling cold a turning blue. A couple of time these attacks have been accompanied with hives. She keeps taking him to the pediatrician but I think she needs specialist ie: heart dr. What could these symptoms be?
Wed, 31 Jan 2018
Hi... I understand your concern. Turning blue, high blood pressure are suggestive of exaggerated sympathomimetic activity and in a child, we should be suspecting adrenal gland tumor. I feel your friends kid will require urgent medical attention and evaluation.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth Amperayani
Regards - Dr. Sumanth Amperayani
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