6year old boy with hot feet

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:bang: I am hopeful that someone may have come across this bizarre list of symptoms before and can help....Please.

A 6y.o. male has burning sensation on the dorsum of his feet, but only at night, mum reports that it is never during the day.
Initially, this was once a week and now after 1 year duration, it is 6 out of 7 nights. It is not when he goes to bed, but rather it wakes him during the night and he needs a cold face washer and the fan to blow on his feet and the doona removed from his feet. His mother has even tried removing the bed covers from his feet, in an attempt that his sleep is not disturbed, but to no avail, as his feet continue to burn even uncovered.

Does anyone have any ideas what this could be or at the very least where else this lady can take her son for help? Thanks Kym

 

Generally (almost always), burning = nerve. He needs to be checked out.

 

Thanks Craig, I will encourage the mum to seek further advice from the GP initially, I appreciate your prompt reply! Cheers, Kym (from Ballarat!):dizzy:

 

Hey Kym,
Does the mum actually feel them burning also, as in the temperature?

I would also defiantly get it checked out, possibly with a referral to a neurologist as the GP will probably discount it also but at the same time remember he is a small child that may be forming a habit. Wakes, has a bit of trouble getting back to sleep, calls mum, she gives him a face washer and fusses etc. What child doesn't like mum next to them in the middle of the night. Check out the social side of things, how is school going, family life etc

Children are just wonderful little beings that really do generally like being with mum.

Cheers
Cylie

 

Thanks Cylie!

The boy's feet are not hot to touch even when he says they are burning. Mum also thought it may have been a ploy to get attention, so for a fortnight she dismissed it and wouldn't get up to him. Each morning,after the night that it happened, she found that he got up and "fixed" things himself, that is, got the face washer and turned on the fan! I have suggested to mum that a trip to a neurologist could be a good idea and to "push" the GP for a referral and not to let him dismiss her. This has now gone on for over a year and has progressed in its frequency. If I hear back from mum I will let you know! Thanks for the post! Kym(from Ballarat):dizzy:

 

G'day Kym,

Just a thought, and probably something you would need to refer on for, but what is the back doing at L4/5 levels? If the child is sleeping on his back, and has any sort of pathology at L4/5 this may be pressing on the root nerves at the spinal level and causing neuriological pain in the dorsi of the feet. Something like a congenital scoliosis or a very mild case of spina bifida (i.e. the herniation of the spinal colum bit, getting worse as his back gets physically bigger)? I'd certainly be refering to a Neurologist or Paediatrician. Good one though.. something to think of!
Thanks!

 

Thanks Adrian....I hadn't thought of that, and I think it is valuable. I shall send mum and child off to someone up here who sees lots of kids for back problems in the interim, whilst waiting to see the neurologist at the RCH. Cheers, Kym:drinks

 

No worries! keep us posted though.. interesting case!