A 5-year-old with fever and right hip pain holds the hip flexed and externally rotated; refuses to bear weight. WCC and CRP are raised. Likely diagnos...

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A 5-year-old with fever and right hip pain holds the hip flexed and externally rotated; refuses to bear weight. WCC and CRP are raised. Likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Septic arthritis

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Transient synovitis

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Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

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Slipped upper femoral epiphysis

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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Septic arthritis (child)

A 5-year-old with fever and right hip pain holds the hip flexed and externally rotated; refuses to bear weight. WCC and CRP are raised. Likely diagnosis?