Pediatric chest pain: case report of a malignant cause.
Pediatric chest pain is not an uncommon presenting complaint in the emergency department. Although the majority of cases are benign, the authors report on a patient with a fetal case of myocarditis. A discussion of myocarditis and its management as well as differential diagnosis is included.
Hallagan
L F
LF
George Washington University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington, DC 20037.
Dawson
P A
PA
Eljaiek
L F
LF
D000293:Adolescent; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy