Back pain with cardiovascular collapse in a pediatric emergency department patient

John R. Griggs, J. Timothy Bricker, Michele Mariscalco, Larry S. Jefferson, Claire Langston

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Abstract

Severe back pain in the pediatric patient is an infrequent complaint. The following case report illustrates the disastrous outcome for this patient with back pain secondary to aortic dissection. The most common predisposing disease process is hypertension, which exposes the aortic wall to high pressures and flows. Just as in the adult patient, the possibility of aortic dissection should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute onset of severe back pain with preexisting hypertension in the pediatric patient. A high index of suspicion is warranted.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)17-20
Number of pages4
JournalPediatric Emergency Care
Volume6
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1990

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Back Pain
Hospital Emergency Service
Pediatrics
Dissection
Hypertension
Differential Diagnosis
Pressure

Keywords

  • Aortic aneurysm
  • Back pain
  • Hypertension
  • Pediatrics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Emergency Medicine

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Griggs, J. R., Bricker, J. T., Mariscalco, M., Jefferson, L. S., & Langston, C. (1990). Back pain with cardiovascular collapse in a pediatric emergency department patient. Pediatric Emergency Care, 6(1), 17-20. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006565-199003000-00006

Back pain with cardiovascular collapse in a pediatric emergency department patient. / Griggs, John R.; Bricker, J. Timothy; Mariscalco, Michele; Jefferson, Larry S.; Langston, Claire.

In: Pediatric Emergency Care, Vol. 6, No. 1, 01.01.1990, p. 17-20.

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Griggs, JR, Bricker, JT, Mariscalco, M, Jefferson, LS & Langston, C 1990, 'Back pain with cardiovascular collapse in a pediatric emergency department patient', Pediatric Emergency Care, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 17-20. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006565-199003000-00006
Griggs JR, Bricker JT, Mariscalco M, Jefferson LS, Langston C. Back pain with cardiovascular collapse in a pediatric emergency department patient. Pediatric Emergency Care. 1990 Jan 1;6(1):17-20. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006565-199003000-00006
Griggs, John R. ; Bricker, J. Timothy ; Mariscalco, Michele ; Jefferson, Larry S. ; Langston, Claire. / Back pain with cardiovascular collapse in a pediatric emergency department patient. In: Pediatric Emergency Care. 1990 ; Vol. 6, No. 1. pp. 17-20.
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