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Cardiac
lesions or chest injuries can sometimes cause chest pain,
especially in adults. However, in children, most of the times
chest pain is caused by factors other than cardiac lesions.
There are several kind of chest pain and according to the chest
pain, the cause of the pain can be determined.
The
first is called the idiopathic chest pain. This is mainly seen
in adolescents and is due to the growth. The pain is not caused
by any organic or psychological cause. This pain disappears with
time, when the growth rate decreases. This is the most common
type of pain seen in pediatrics.
The
second kind is the musculoskeletal chest pain. The main cause of
this kind of pain is the overuse of a muscle or a muscle strain.
Especially after following certain strenuous physical activity
like weight-lifting.
A
third chest pain is the Pulmonary chest pain. Usually this is
caused by the lungs in cases of Asthma (difficulty and pain in
breathing), Pneumonia ( Difficulty of breathing, coughing and
fever due to a lung infection ), and Chronic Cough, which worsens
the pain because of the strain on the muscles and the irritation
in the airways.
Another
type of chest pain is the psychological chest pain. In this
case, there are no organic causes for the pain but it is rather
due to any kind of stress on the child.
Gastrointestinal
pain is also another type of pain. The chest pain is mainly
caused by problems in the esophagus or liver. This type of chest
pain is rare.
The last type of chest pain is the cardiac
chest pain. This type is rare, it represents 4-6 % of the chest
pain cases. However this type of chest pain is dangerous. It is
usually accompanied by syncope (fainting) or tacchicardia and
palpitations. An ECG, Echocardiogram or Chest X-Ray is
recommended.
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