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Teenager with Intense Chest Pain
My son is almost 17, athletic build, complaining of intense chest pain. Off and on for about a month and is starting to increase in frequency and strength. Last week he had pain on one side of his face with it. Today he was producing a lot of saliva with it like when you are nauseated. He has a hx of activity induced asthma, joint/muscular pain, white spots over his upper body, welts upon touch (dermographism). Could this be lupus? or do you know what it is?
Keep us posted on this, I would definitely check with a doctor that knows his medical history so they can check on him further.
There are a number of possibilities for what this may be, but only his doctor can diagnose him. Make a doctor's appointment for him and have him get checked to find out what is going on. You can write down the symptoms he has had, when they occur, and so on to help the doctor with a diagnosis. Hope it all goes well.
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