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What Causes On And Off Chest Pain In A Child?
Hi my 13 years old daughter complaint about her on and off pain in her heart. I asked her what kind of pain is it? its a sudden sharp pain, that will last a few seconds. I asked her about her breathing, she told me that it is fine. she s not having a hard time breathing. She don t like eat vegetable she is more a meat eater, she have plenty of activities like dancing. She also have a history of Allergic Rhinitis, but its been a while that I haven t seen her with this, sometimes she will have a common colds. What may be the cause of her complaint?
Wed, 14 Jun 2017
Hello,
Typically mild-to-moderate chest pain is not related to the heart and isn’t a cause for concern. However, the more concerning chest pain is when the pain is sudden and severe. Typically it will hurt so bad that your child will not want to go to school and will look like he or she is struggling with the pain.
As you said there was a history of common cold, the most probable cause for chest pain in current case seems to be costochondritis (inflammation of joints of rib cage), the pain usually subsides by itself or sometimes need medications like Ibuprofen.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Khan Shoeb Mohammad Sher Mohammad
Typically mild-to-moderate chest pain is not related to the heart and isn’t a cause for concern. However, the more concerning chest pain is when the pain is sudden and severe. Typically it will hurt so bad that your child will not want to go to school and will look like he or she is struggling with the pain.
As you said there was a history of common cold, the most probable cause for chest pain in current case seems to be costochondritis (inflammation of joints of rib cage), the pain usually subsides by itself or sometimes need medications like Ibuprofen.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Khan Shoeb Mohammad Sher Mohammad
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