TY - JOUR T1 - A boy with sudden headache. JF - Pediatr Emerg Care Y1 - 2014 A1 - Norbedo, Stefania A1 - Naviglio, Samuele A1 - Murru, Flora Maria A1 - Cavallin, Roberta A1 - Giurici, Nagua A1 - Rabusin, Marco A1 - Barbi, Egidio KW - Abdominal Neoplasms KW - Adolescent KW - Emergencies KW - Headache KW - Humans KW - Male KW - Paraganglioma AB -

Headache is a common presenting complaint in pediatric emergency departments. The goal of emergent evaluation is to identify those children with potentially life-threatening conditions. We present the case of an adolescent boy presenting with headache and hypertension who was diagnosed with a catecholamine-secreting abdominal paraganglioma. Genetic testing eventually led to the diagnosis of SDHB-related hereditary paraganglioma-pheochromocytoma syndrome. Alarm features ("red flags") in children presenting with headache are reviewed, as well as the main features of paragangliomas and the indications for genetic testing.

VL - 30 IS - 3 U1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24589807?dopt=Abstract ER -