Pain in chest, what is it and what causes it?

Contrary to adults, children most often suffer from non-cardiac causes of chest pain (e.g. a heart attack practically does not occur in children). Causes • Pleuritis • Emphysema • Pulmonary embolism • Myocarditis • Pericarditis • Acute pancreatitis • Psychogenic causes (after exclusion of organic causes !!!)