title: Growing pains.
abstract: In the investigation of children with leg aches, it is essential to identify any underlying organic disease. Growing pain is a poorly named, nebulous entity that can be diagnosed only by exclusion. The greatest diagnostic error is to make a diagnosis of growing pains while overlooking some serious underlying condition.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000254:growth & development / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009626:Terminology as Topic