Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

A rare disorder characterized by uni- or bilateral avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head in children.

Arthritis

Inflammation of a joint.


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PMID (PMCID)
18652647
(2495003)
 OTHER
Pyomyositis of tensor fascia lata: a case report.
Ozkan K, Unay K, Ugutmen E, Eren A, Eceviz E, Saygy B.
J Med Case Rep. 2008;2:236.
In children with clinical and laboratory findings of inflammation in the vicinity of the hip joint, the differential diagnosis includes transient synovitis, an early stage of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, infectious arthritis of the hip, rheumatologic diseases and extracapsular infection such as osteomyelitis.
6114214
 MALE
[Transient arthritis of the hip in childhood and Perthes disease (author's transl)].
Barta O, Bellyei A.
Magy Traumatol Orthop Helyreallito Seb. 1980;23(2):98-103.
[Transient arthritis of the hip in childhood and Perthes disease (author's transl)].