A 10-year-old boy presents with a painful limp and low-grade fever. He has reduced weight-bearing on his right leg. Hip ultrasound shows a small effus...

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A 10-year-old boy presents with a painful limp and low-grade fever. He has reduced weight-bearing on his right leg. Hip ultrasound shows a small effusion. Inflammatory markers are normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Transient synovitis of the hip

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Septic arthritis

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Slipped upper femoral epiphysis

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Perthes’ disease

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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Transient synovitis

A 10-year-old boy presents with a painful limp and low-grade fever. He has reduced weight-bearing on his right leg. Hip ultrasound shows a small effusion. Inflammatory markers are normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?