Tallen, G., Bielack, S., Henze, G., Horneff, G., Korinthenberg, R., Lawrenz, B., Niehues, T., Peitz, J., Placzek, R., Schmittenbecher, P., Schoenau, E., Wessel, L., Wirth, T., Mentzel, H. -J. and Creutzig, U. (2014). Musculoskeletal Pain: A New Algorithm for Differential Diagnosis of a Cardinal Symptom in Pediatrics. Klinische Padiatr., 226 (2). S. 86 - 99. STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG. ISSN 1439-3824

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Abstract

Musculoskeletal pain (MSP) is a common childhood complaint associated with multiple differential diagnoses, including cancer. Considering the expanding spectrum of diagnostics, evaluat-ing a young patient with MSP is a challenge today, particularly for non-specialists in a primary care setting. Since childhood cancer is rare and most cardinal symptoms mimic rather non-serious diseases, misdiagnosis is not uncommon, but of significant prognostic relevance. To build the appropriate bridge between primary and secon-dary care for a child presenting with MSP, thereby preventing treatment delay and longterm sequelae, initial evaluation should follow a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, systematic and stepwise approach, which unites the patient's individual anamnestic, psychosocial, and clinical charac-teristics. After a systematic review of the literature, we generated multidisciplinarily quality-assured recommendations for efficient, rational and cost-effective primary care assessment of pediatric MSP. The algorithm promotes the identification and structured interpretation of the patient's individual clinical clues. It should serve the primary care physician to recognize when further intervention, rather than reassurance and follow-up, is needed using the minimum amount of testing to make an appropriate, prompt diagnosis in the clinical situation child presenting with MSP. A German version of this algorithm has been published in the Guideline-Portal of The Association of the Scientific Medical Societies (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften, AWMF) in November 2013.

Item Type: Journal Article
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Tallen, G.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bielack, S.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Henze, G.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Horneff, G.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Korinthenberg, R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lawrenz, B.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Niehues, T.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Peitz, J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Placzek, R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schmittenbecher, P.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schoenau, E.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wessel, L.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wirth, T.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mentzel, H. -J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Creutzig, U.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-444446
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1366989
Journal or Publication Title: Klinische Padiatr.
Volume: 226
Number: 2
Page Range: S. 86 - 99
Date: 2014
Publisher: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
Place of Publication: STUTTGART
ISSN: 1439-3824
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
LOWER-EXTREMITY PAIN; ACUTE-LEUKEMIA; GROWING PAINS; CHILDREN; ADOLESCENTS; PREVALENCE; DISEASE; OSTEOMYELITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; MALIGNANCIESMultiple languages
PediatricsMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/44444

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