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Suggest Treatment For Lumps In Abdominal Region

Posted on Thu, 23 Jun 2016

Question: my goddaughter has large lumps or knots in her stomach that bulge out when she sits a certain way. they don't seem to hurt but they're really large and want to know if I should be concerned. she's only 1

Answered by Dr. Deepak Patel (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
This is normal

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to this forum.
Can understand your concerns.

I have seen the picture that you have attached.

This is a normal thing. Children who are chubby have these kind of folds due to presence of fat at abdominal region.

These folds will disappear as the child grows. I think that you should not worry about this at all.

I hope this will help you.
Wishing your child good health.
Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Deepak Patel (2 hours later)

she is not chubby at all. she is very tiny. her stomach just keeps getting larger and larger. but the rest of her is tiny

Answered by Dr. Deepak Patel (31 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Calcium deficiency needs to be ruled out

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome once again.

If the child is not chubby, then calcium deficiency should be ruled out.

In calcium deficiency, the muscles of abdomen are weak, which can result in this type of situation.

In my opinion, you should do calcium levels and complete blood count in child.

Calcium syrup should be started for 2 months.

Review with report.
Take care.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad