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. 2016 Dec 10;3(4):42. doi: 10.3390/children3040042

Table 3.

Musculoskeletal/joint pain warning signals requiring further workup.

  • Arthralgia: Rubor, calor, edema

  • Pain/stiffness in the morning

  • Abnormal radiographic findings

  • Pain at rest, relieved by activity

  • Pain at night: Worsened by massage, analgesics ineffective

  • Bony tenderness

  • Poor growth

  • Weight loss

  • Abnormal blood results: Including complete blood count (CBC), C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)