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Psychogenic Musculoskeletal Chest Pain

MedGen UID:
1715305
•Concept ID:
C5238562
•
Sign or Symptom

Definition

A condition in which there is the sensation of musculoskeletal chest pain due to a conversion disorder. (ACC-AHA) [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPsychogenic Musculoskeletal Chest Pain

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Chest pain in daily practice: occurrence, causes and management.
Verdon F, Herzig L, Burnand B, Bischoff T, Pécoud A, Junod M, Mühlemann N, Favrat B; GMIRG
Swiss Med Wkly 2008 Jun 14;138(23-24):340-7. doi: 10.4414/smw.2008.12123. PMID: 18561039

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Aetiological evaluation of chest pain in childhood and adolescence.
Aygun E, Aygun ST, Uysal T, Aygun F, Dursun H, Irdem A
Cardiol Young 2020 May;30(5):617-623. Epub 2020 May 5 doi: 10.1017/S1047951120000621. PMID: 32366339
Chest pain prevalence, causes, and disposition in the emergency department of a regional hospital in Pretoria.
Geyser M, Smith S
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med 2016 Jun 10;8(1):e1-5. doi: 10.4102/phcfm.v8i1.1048. PMID: 27380782Free PMC Article
Atypical chest pain in athletes.
Sik EC, Batt ME, Heslop LM
Curr Sports Med Rep 2009 Mar-Apr;8(2):52-8. doi: 10.1249/jsr.0b013e31819c7d01. PMID: 19280769
Chest pain in children: diagnosis through history and physical examination.
Evangelista JA, Parsons M, Renneburg AK
J Pediatr Health Care 2000 Jan-Feb;14(1):3-8. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5245(00)70037-x. PMID: 11141824
Adolescent chest pain.
Anzai AK, Merkin TE
Am Fam Physician 1996 Apr;53(5):1682-90. PMID: 8623694

Diagnosis

Aetiological evaluation of chest pain in childhood and adolescence.
Aygun E, Aygun ST, Uysal T, Aygun F, Dursun H, Irdem A
Cardiol Young 2020 May;30(5):617-623. Epub 2020 May 5 doi: 10.1017/S1047951120000621. PMID: 32366339
Acute chest pain.
Jindal A, Singhi S
Indian J Pediatr 2011 Oct;78(10):1262-7. Epub 2011 May 4 doi: 10.1007/s12098-011-0413-1. PMID: 21541647
Atypical chest pain in athletes.
Sik EC, Batt ME, Heslop LM
Curr Sports Med Rep 2009 Mar-Apr;8(2):52-8. doi: 10.1249/jsr.0b013e31819c7d01. PMID: 19280769
Approach to musculoskeletal chest wall pain.
Fam AG
Prim Care 1988 Dec;15(4):767-82. PMID: 3068694
Musculoskeletal chest wall pain.
Fam AG, Smythe HA
CMAJ 1985 Sep 1;133(5):379-89. PMID: 4027804Free PMC Article

Therapy

Chest pain in children: diagnosis through history and physical examination.
Evangelista JA, Parsons M, Renneburg AK
J Pediatr Health Care 2000 Jan-Feb;14(1):3-8. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5245(00)70037-x. PMID: 11141824

Prognosis

Chest pain in daily practice: occurrence, causes and management.
Verdon F, Herzig L, Burnand B, Bischoff T, Pécoud A, Junod M, Mühlemann N, Favrat B; GMIRG
Swiss Med Wkly 2008 Jun 14;138(23-24):340-7. doi: 10.4414/smw.2008.12123. PMID: 18561039
Common cardiovascular problems in the young: Part I. Murmurs, chest pain, syncope and irregular rhythms.
Gutgesell HP, Barst RJ, Humes RA, Franklin WH, Shaddy RE
Am Fam Physician 1997 Nov 1;56(7):1825-30. PMID: 9371012

Clinical prediction guides

Chest pain in daily practice: occurrence, causes and management.
Verdon F, Herzig L, Burnand B, Bischoff T, Pécoud A, Junod M, Mühlemann N, Favrat B; GMIRG
Swiss Med Wkly 2008 Jun 14;138(23-24):340-7. doi: 10.4414/smw.2008.12123. PMID: 18561039

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