The article reports that an 8-year-old female presented to her local physician with a 2-day
history of vague, intermittent abdominal pain, vomiting, and fever. She was admitted to the …

Symptoms included nausea in 72 patients, vomiting in 56, and diarrhea in 34. Of these
patients, 69 continued to have symptoms, with a minimum follow-up of five years. The …

CHALLENGING CASE: CHRONIC DISEASE—DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL
IMPLICATIONS Recurrent Abdominal Pain* Page 1 CHALLENGING CASE: CHRONIC …

Chronic vague abdominal pain is an extremely common complaint in children over 5 years,
with a peak incidence in the 8 to 10 year group. In over 90 per cent of the cases no serious …

Apreviously healthy 12-year-old girl presented to the emergency department in May 2013
with diffuse abdominal pain and vomiting. She was evaluated with ultrasounds of the ovaries …

Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Children Page 1 Wm. Feldman MD, FRCP(C) W. Rosser, MD,
CCFP P. McGrath, PhD Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Children SUMMARY The authors review …

Sir.—What causes recurrent abdominal pain in children? And what should pediatricians do
about it? If a comprehensive battery of the usual studies (such as a complete blood cell …

A 10-year-old boy presented with a 2.5-week history of right leg pain and limp. A right flank
mass was noted by a parent on the day of presentation. The child's past medical history was …

A consecutive series of 71 children (mean age 8.6 years) with recurrent abdominal pain
underwent endoscopic oesophageal, gastric and duodenal biopsy in order to determine …

Recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) in childhood is a common complaint that may be difficult to
diagnose and manage. Apley has reported that 10% of children have three or more …