A 4-year-old boy has limp and mild right hip pain after an upper respiratory infection. Temperature is 37.4 C, he can bear weight with discomfort,

Question

A 4-year-old boy has limp and mild right hip pain after an upper respiratory infection. Temperature is 37.4 C, he can bear weight with discomfort, WBC count is normal, and ESR is mildly elevated. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Transient synovitis

Answer

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

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Legg-Calve-Perthes disease

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Septic arthritis

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Osteosarcoma

Transient synovitis — USMLE Step 3 MCQ

A 4-year-old boy has limp and mild right hip pain after an upper respiratory infection. Temperature is 37.4 C, he can bear weight with discomfort, WBC count is normal, and ESR is mildly elevated. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?