A 5-year-old boy presents with a limp and low-grade fever. Examination reveals reduced internal rotation of the right hip and pain on movement. He rec...

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A 5-year-old boy presents with a limp and low-grade fever. Examination reveals reduced internal rotation of the right hip and pain on movement. He recently had an upper respiratory infection. Plain X-ray is normal. Inflammatory markers are mildly elevated. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Transient synovitis of the hip

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Septic arthritis of the hip

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Slipped upper femoral epiphysis

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Perthes disease

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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Transient synovitis of the hip

A 5-year-old boy presents with a limp and low-grade fever. Examination reveals reduced internal rotation of the right hip and pain on movement. He recently had an upper respiratory infection. Plain X-ray is normal. Inflammatory markers are mildly elevated. What is the most likely diagnosis?