perinatologyРоссийский вестник перинатологии и педиатрииRossiyskiy Vestnik Perinatologii i Pediatrii (Russian Bulletin of Perinatology and Pediatrics)1027-40652500-2228Ltd. “The National Academy of Pediatric Science and Innovation”10.21508/1027-4065-2025-70-5-168-172perinatology-2273Research ArticleДИСКУССИЯDISCUSSINБоли роста у детей: вариант нормы или опасный симптом?Growing pain in children: a variant of norm or a dangerous symptom?https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1023-1158НурмеевИ. Н.NurmeevI. N.

Нурмеев Ильдар Наилевич — д.м.н., проф. кафедры детской хирургии КГМУ; врач-хирург Детской РКБ.

420012, Казань; 420138, Казань

420012, Kazan; 420138, Kazan

nurmeev@gmail.comhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2712-8309МиролюбовЛ. М.MirolubovL. M.

Миролюбов Леонид Михайлович — д.м.н., проф., зав. кафедрой детской хирургии КГМУ; врач-хирург РКБ.

420012, Казань; 420138, Казань

420012, Kazan; 420138, Kazan

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5020-1343МорозовВ. И.MorozovV. I.

Морозов Валерий Иванович — д.м.н., проф. кафедры детской хирургии КГМУ; врач-хирург Детской РКБ.

420012, Казань; 420138, Казань

420012, Kazan; 420138, Kazan

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5046-4629ЗаяловаГ. И.ZajalovaG. I.

Заялова Гульнар Ильнуровна — аспирант кафедры детской хирургии.

420012, Казань, ул. Бутлерова, д. 49

420012, Kazan

ФГБОУ ВО «Казанский государственный медицинский университет» Минздрава России; ГАУЗ «Детская республиканская клиническая больница» Минздрава Республики ТатарстанРоссияKazan State Medical University; Republican Children’s HospitalRussian FederationФГБОУ ВО «Казанский государственный медицинский университет» Минздрава РоссииРоссияKazan State Medical UniversityRussian Federation202514112025705168172Copyright © Ltd. “The National Academy of Pediatric Science and Innovation”, 20252025Ltd. “The National Academy of Pediatric Science and Innovation”Ltd. “The National Academy of Pediatric Science and Innovation”https://www.ped-perinatology.ru/jour/about/submissions#copyrightNoticehttps://www.ped-perinatology.ru/jour/article/view/2273

Боли роста являются одним из состояний из группы болезней роста и оказываются самой частой причиной болей в ногах у детей. Истинная природа заболевания по сей день дискутабельна, развитие синдрома описывают с помощью ряда различных по своей природе теорий. В статье приводится последовательный разбор предпосылок формирования, вероятных анатомических и физиологических особенностей формирования синдрома болей роста у детей. Авторы приводят сведения о клинической картине, динамике симптомов. Уделено внимание дифференциальной диагностике различных состояний с болями в ногах. Приведены сведения о подходах к лечению синдрома. С практической точки зрения приведены сведения о вероятности и возможности выявления серьезных системных заболеваний и онкологических заболеваний, сходных по ряду признаков с болями роста.

Growing pain is one of the conditions from the group of growing diseases and are the most common cause of leg pain in children. The true nature of the disease is still debatable, the development of the syndrome is described by a number of different theories. The article provides a consistent analysis of the prerequisites for the formation, probable anatomical and physiological features of the formation of the syndrome of growing pain in children. The authors provide information on the clinical picture, the dynamics of symptoms. Attention is paid to the differential diagnosis of various conditions with leg pain. Information on approaches to the treatment of the syndrome is provided. From a practical point of view, information is provided on the likelihood and possibility of identifying serious systemic diseases and oncological diseases similar in a number of signs to growing pains.

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