vspВопросы современной педиатрииCurrent Pediatrics1682-55271682-5535Издательство «ПедиатрЪ»10.15690/vsp.v24i2.2898vsp-3732Research ArticleВ ПОМОЩЬ ВРАЧУA DOCTOR’S AIDБоли роста у детей: что скрывается за этим понятием?Growing Pains in Children: What is Behind?https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7383-3201КостикИ. А.KostikInna A.

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kost-mikhail@yandex.ruСанаторий для детей «Детские Дюны»РоссияRehabilitation Centre for Children “Children’s Dunes”Russian FederationСанкт-Петербургский государственный педиатрический медицинский университетРоссияSaint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical UniversityRussian Federation202519052025242112123Copyright © Костик И.А., Костик М.М., 20252025Костик И.А., Костик М.М.Kostik I.A., Kostik M.M.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://vsp.spr-journal.ru/jour/article/view/3732

Боли роста — термин, описывающий феномен доброкачественных болей в нижних конечностях, возникающих преимущественно у детей дошкольного возраста в вечернее или ночное время. Боли роста являются одной из самых частых причин обращений по поводу костно-мышечных болей детского возраста. В статье представлены современные литературные данные, касающиеся патогенеза, клинических проявлений, диагностики, дифференциальной диагностики и ведения пациентов с болями роста.

Growing pain is a term describing the phenomenon of benign pain in lower limbs occurring mainly in preschool children in the evening or at night. Growing pain is one of the most common cause of musculoskeletal pain in children. This article presents modern literature data on the pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and management of patients with growing pain.

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