• Title of article

    Pleuritic Chest Pain; Where Should We Search for?

  • Author/Authors

    Gharib, Behdad Children’s Medical Center - Pediatrics Center of Excellence , Ziaee, Vahid Children’s Medical Center - Pediatrics Center of Excellence , Moradinejad, Mohammad-Hassan Children’s Medical Center - Pediatrics Center of Excellence , Esmaeili, Sara Children’s Medical Center - Pediatrics Center of Excellence

  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    557
  • To page
    560
  • Abstract
    Pleuritic pain is not an unusual problem in children. Other concomitant symptoms should be considered for diagnostic approach in a child with pleuritic chest pain. In this report we discuss chest pain in a 6-year-old child with regard to other signs and symptoms. Finally, we found a rare life-threatening complication of juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) in our patient.
  • Keywords
    Systemic Lupus Erythematosus , Chest Pain , Macrophage Activating Syndrome
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Serial Year
    2011
  • Record number

    2443400