
What Causes Painful Calves?

myalgias
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Good evening. Thanks for writing on healthcare magic. I am not a paediatric rheumatologist but I would do my best to help you out here.
From what you have described for the calf pain and Ana positivity and considering his age I would like to ask a few questions here
1. Does his pain increase on exertion or is it present at rest also
2. Do you notice a change in his walking pattern even on normal days
3. How about calfs becoming hard on touch during pain
4. Did you get his cpk, ldh levels and sgot sgpt done.
I agree with your sports specialist. Even though the muscles are well developed there is a possibility of conditions called muscular dystrophy.
Do let me know the queries. I would be happy to help you out here.


2. He did 6 weeks of PT to regain a normal walk. He sometimes has to be reminded to walk flat footed and his walk to slower. He also had trouble walking on staits alternating right foot, left foor pattern. PT has helped some with that but he os much slower and more careful walking on stairs now.
3. Calves are extremely hard when he's having pain
4. Cpk was normal. I am not sure if our test were done
Attached is picture of his rash. Would you suggest we see another rheumatologist as well as a neoromuscular specilaist?
Myalgia.
Detailed Answer:
Good evening.
Well I have seen the rash. It looks more of a folliculitis. If it is linked to his symptoms , it is hard to say. The person examining should be able to elaborate it better.
I don't think a rheumatologist would be of much help here. I will suggest you consult a Neuromuscular specialist. It is important for us to see if he is having any form of muscular dystrophy. Well built muscles , experiencing pain and still not able to walk, It is important to rule it out any form of dystrophy. He may need an Electromyogram(EMG) and MRI to look for any inflammation in the muscle which is causing such symptoms. My other differential would be some form of glycogen storage disorder, but it is still a a very rare possibility.
Do consult a neuromuscular specialist and let him know what are the possibilities you had thought of. It will give him an edge to work on with. Do let me know as well what they say
Hope the information was useful.
Regards

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