Intra-rachidian disorders: two unusual cases of recurrent abdominal pain in children
| Autor: | M Brun, T. Lamireau, S Ramirez del Villar, M. Fayon, L Rebouissoux |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test Vascular disease business.industry Vascular malformation Iliac fossa Magnetic resonance imaging General Medicine Scoliosis medicine.disease Surgery body regions medicine.anatomical_structure Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Etiology Abdomen business Pathological |
| Zdroj: | Acta Paediatrica. 92:395-397 |
| ISSN: | 0803-5253 |
| Popis: | UNLABELLED Recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) is generally thought to be of psychological origin but organic aetiologies are increasingly being identified. The cases of two children with vertebral disorders revealed by recurrent abdominal pain are reported. A 14-y-old girl presented with RAP associated with scoliosis, due to a T8-T9 intra-dural extra-medullary tumour. A 7-y-old girl who suffered from nocturnal RAP located in the right iliac fossa for 1 y had decreased muscular strength, pyramidal signs, and a 10 degree Lassegue sign in the right lower limb, revealing a vascular malformation extending from T12 to L2. CONCLUSION Atypical pain and associated neurological signs or scoliosis must raise the possibility of intra-rachidian disorders. Magnetic resonance examination will then precisely state the location and nature of the pathological process, avoiding excessive delay in therapeutic management. |
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