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Case Reports
. 2024 Jul 21;12(7):e9193.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.9193. eCollection 2024 Jul.

An intriguing case of abdominal pain-Belly dancer's syndrome

Dhriti Sundar Das  1
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An intriguing case of abdominal pain-Belly dancer's syndrome

Dhriti Sundar Das. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Belly dancer dyskinesia, a rare disease, may often be overlooked as a regular nonspecific abdominal pain, and therefore, high index of clinical suspicion is required to avert misdiagnosis.

Keywords: belly dancer's syndrome; chronic pain; dyskinesia; myoclonus.

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There is no conflict of interest reported by the author.

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Involuntary muscle contractions while patient was seated.
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