Question 1

my 9 year old daughter is complaining of severe chest pain? she is not sick or hasn't falling.

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The : The good news is that only a very small percent of chest pain in children is due to a cardiac cause even though it's the first thing you think of with an adult and chest pain.  The most common causes in kids are:
- musculoskeletal: usually from muscle strain of heavy lifting
- costochondritits: pain from inflammation of the cartilage between the ribs and breastbone
- precordial catch syndrome: a sharp, stabbing pain in the chest for a few seconds caused by a pinched nerve
- gastroesophageal reflux disease: heart burn  
- asthma: chest pain typically associated with exercise
- anxiety: chest pain related to stress or worrying

the signs that chest pain in a child could be something more serious are:
- chest pain with exercise
- chest pain associated with an irregular heart beat or very fast heart beat
- chest pain with dizziness or fainting
- chest pain with difficulty breathing.

If your child has any of the concerning symptoms above, call your child's doctor or go to the emergency room.  Otherwise, just call your child's doctor during office hours for an appointment and evaluation of hr chest pain.  Good luck!

Question 2

chest pains in a 9 year old girl. what do we do?

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Any trauma?: In a young kid trauma or excessive exercise should be considered as possible cause.

Question 3

my 9 year old daughter has a lump growing on her chest that is painful. what should i do?

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Where ?: You get the most from this site when you provide detailed information followed by a clear question. At nine, your girl may have a normal breast bud emerging beneath the nipple on one or both sides. You do not want anyone to come near that area with a needle or knife as it may impair future breast development. You are welcome to start over with more detail.

Question 4

my 9 year old had very bad chest pain. after a visit to the doctor, we found out he has nodules on his lungs. what would cause that?

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LUNG NODULES: There are several  causes of nodules  in the lungs. Some can be tested by skin tests.To name a few: infectious like ptb, fungal like  aspergillosis, blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, etc.Rheumatologic like ra, wegeners and hematologic malignancy like hodgkin and non- hodgkin lymphomas.

Question 5

hi, my 9 year old daughter is wheezing, coughing, constant chest pain, and has trouble breathing. she was negative for cf, and taking a asthma test.

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Check with lung doc: Better be safe. She may or may not have asthma. Better check with lung doc.

Question 6

my 9 year old daughter has costochondritis and she has build up flem in her chest finds it hard to breath i'm i doing things right to break it up by vaprior n lemon tea and honey vicks on chest n back n and children advil cold n flu or do i take her to ho

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See physician today: Without knowing more detail, if your daughter seems to be having trouble breathing she should be examined as soon as possible. Costochondritis would not cause any of her symptoms

Question 7

help docs! my 9 year old daughter has a pectus excavatum?

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How severe?: Take her to a pediatric cardiac surgeon. If the deformity is small it may not need anything. If it is severe, it would have not taken you 9 years to realize it, it would have been repaired by now. So i'm thinking it is not too deformed. 2 common repairs, nuss procedure or classic repair. Your pediatric cardiac surgeon can advise. When costal cartilage's grow fast lengthwise may push bone in/out.

Question 8

how to follow up 9-year old lump in her left breast?

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Early development: As a girl enters the early stage of puberty, breast budding is the most noticeable sign.One side may come out before the other and as the breasts develop further, they may maintain some difference in size for months if not a year or more.They may be slightly tender in the beginning but should never be red  or drain. If so a visit is needed.

Question 9

hi, my 9 year old daughter is saying that ishe feels burning under her left breast, "on top of her heart", i think it's just her breast growing.

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Breast burn: Suspect you are right. What does it look and feel like when you examine this area? If worrisome would take to her Dr.

Question 10

i found a lump on my 9 year old daughters breast. there is no rubor, swelling, or heat present. is there anyway this could be breast cancer?

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Unlikely: Highly unlikely.  There are some rare instances of breast carcinomas and sarcomas occurring in the pediatric population- however this is rare.  Most likely - it's a benign (non cancerous process) lump.  These benign lumps can occasionally be locally destructive (over taking the normal breast tissue) and need to be surgically removed.  See your pediatrician to start.  You may need to see a surgeon.

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