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Is It Appendicitis Or Just A Pulled Muscle?
My seven year old son has pain around his belly button and right side of abdomen . He has no fever , not throwing up, and no loss of appetite . But his pain number is a 5-6, on a scale of 1-10. It hurts when I press on it, when he moves, or coughs, and he says it hurts a little when he urinates.
Fri, 12 Aug 2011
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Pain around the umbilicus and tenderness is highly suggestive of appendicitis, since it's a surgical emergencies just get a ultrasound to rule it out
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Pain around the umbilicus and tenderness is highly suggestive of appendicitis, since it's a surgical emergencies just get a ultrasound to rule it out
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Your son symptoms are suggestive of appendicitis but lack of fever/vomiting can create confusion but appendicitis can present sometimes without fever,so it is better to get it ruled out by an USG and a urine test which will rule out a ureteric colic and thus can give a more precise diagnosis.Anyways the best way is to get him seen by a surgeon as early as possible.
I hope your queries have been answered well.
Have a healthy life..
Your son symptoms are suggestive of appendicitis but lack of fever/vomiting can create confusion but appendicitis can present sometimes without fever,so it is better to get it ruled out by an USG and a urine test which will rule out a ureteric colic and thus can give a more precise diagnosis.Anyways the best way is to get him seen by a surgeon as early as possible.
I hope your queries have been answered well.
Have a healthy life..
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