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Pediatric Abdominal Pain CausesAka: Abdominal Pain Causes in Children

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  1. See Also
    1. Acute Abdominal Pain Causes
    2. Acute Pelvic Pain Causes
  2. Neonatal causes of Abdominal Pain
    1. Colic
    2. Milk Protein Allergy
    3. Gastroesophageal Reflux
    4. Malrotation or Midgut volvulus
    5. Necrotizing Enterocolitis
    6. Hirschprung's Enterocolitis
  3. Infant causes of Abdominal Pain
    1. Intussusception
    2. Infantile Colic
    3. Bowel Obstruction
      1. Pyloric stenosis
      2. Incarcerated Hernia
      3. Internal hernia
      4. Omphalomesenteric band
      5. Hirschprung's Disease
    4. Battered Infant
      1. Jejunum perforation
      2. Duodenal hematoma
    5. Gastroenteritis
    6. Constipation
    7. Urinary Tract Infection
  4. Child causes of Abdominal Pain
    1. Constipation
    2. Lactose Intolerance
    3. Lead Poisoning
    4. Helicobacte pylori
    5. Urinary Tract Infection
    6. Pneumonia
    7. Pancreatitis
    8. Appendicitis
    9. Mesenteric Lymphadenitis
    10. Gastroenteritis
    11. Intussusception or Volvulus (children under age 6)
    12. Abdominal trauma
    13. Pharyngitis (e.g. Strep Throat)
    14. Sickle Cell Crisis
    15. Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
  5. Adolescent causes of Abdominal Pain (12-18 years)
    1. Appendicitis
    2. Gastroenteritis
    3. Constipation
    4. Gynecologic cause
      1. Pregnancy (or Ectopic Pregnancy)
      2. Mittelschmerz
      3. Dysmenorrhea
      4. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
      5. Ovarian torsion
    5. Testicular Torsion
    6. Drug and Alcohol use
    7. Sexual abuse
    8. Gallbladder disease
    9. Neoplasm
    10. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  6. Miscellaneous causes of Abdominal Pain
    1. Henoch-Schonlein-Purpura (HSP)
    2. Typhlitis
    3. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
  7. References
    1. Leung (2003) Am Fam Physician 67(11):2321

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