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VOL. 2, ISSUE 9 (2015)
A Study on Etiological Profile and Outcome of Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Children Aged 1 to 14 Years
Authors
Ravi Chandra KR, R Sunil Kumar, Behera Narendra
Abstract
Recurrent abdominal pain is one of the most common cause of pain in children below the age of 15 years. The prevalence of RAP in children ranges from 10 to 20%. An organic lesion is present in 5 to 10% of children. Most of these patients turn out to have a nonorganic problem, and hence the condition may also be called functional recurrent abdominal pain. This study was conducted to find out etiology, compare various causes and outcome of recurrent abdominal pain in children in the age group of 1-14 years, presenting to M.K.C.G Medical College, Berhampur, Odisha. Children between 1- 14 yrs of age who came to outpatient and inpatient blocks in the department of pediatrics with abdominal pain and meeting the criteria of recurrent abdominal pain were included in the study. A prospective sequential study of 75 children between age groups of 1-14 yrs from July 2012 to June 2013 was carried out. These children were subjected to thorough clinical history, physical examination, systemic examination, lab investigations and finally labeled to have either organic or nonorganic cause for abdominal pain. Out of total 75 children, 32% children had organic recurrent abdominal pain and 68% had non organic cause. Out of 24 diagnosed with organic cause of pain abdomen, causes include UTI followed by gastritis, worm infestation and sickle cell disease.
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Pages:392-395
How to cite this article:
Ravi Chandra KR, R Sunil Kumar, Behera Narendra "A Study on Etiological Profile and Outcome of Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Children Aged 1 to 14 Years". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Vol 2, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 392-395
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