Pleuritic chest pain; where should we search for?
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.
Children's Medical Center, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Tehran, Iran.
Behdad
B
Gharib
Vahid
V
Ziaee
Mohammad-Hassan
MH
Moradinejad
Sara
S
Esmaeili