1.
Postgrad Med
; 59(2): 66-72, 1976 Feb.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1250808
RESUMEN
Growing pains are recurrent limb pains peculiar to children. Brief episodes of leg pains occurring intermittently at night are typical, but the clinical spectrum is variable. A diagnosis of growing pains can be made with certainty only after other possible conditions have been ruled out by appropriate studies and after the child has been observed carefully for a period of months. The two diseases most often confused with this syndrome are rheumatic fever and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Aspirin and supportive measures are beneficial.
Asunto(s)
Extremidades , Dolor/diagnóstico , Adolescente , Adulto , Factores de Edad , Artritis Juvenil/diagnóstico , Aspirina/uso terapéutico , Niño , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Femenino , Crecimiento , Humanos , Pierna , Leucemia/diagnóstico , Masculino , Dolor/tratamiento farmacológico , Dolor/etiología , Trastornos Psicofisiológicos/diagnóstico , Recurrencia , Fiebre Reumática/diagnóstico , Factores Sexuales
2.
N Engl J Med
; 291(2): 103-4, 1974 Jul 11.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-4835893