Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

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

Osteomyelitis

Osteomyelitis is an inflammatory process accompanied by bone destruction and caused by an infecting microorganism.


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PMID (PMCID)
29600201
(5868873)
OTHER
Femoral Head Stress Fracture in Children: A Case Report.
Zaraa M, Sahli H, Yeddes I, Mahjoub S, Mbarek M.
J Orthop Case Rep. 2017;7(6):10-12.
The main differential diagnosis may include several diseases, namely, slipped upper femoral epiphysis, septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, and Perthes' disease.
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.
1572141
FEMALE
Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis caused by Haemophilus influenzae, type f, in a young girl.
Chusid MJ, Schneider JP, Thometz JG, Dunne WM.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1992;15(2):157-9.
A 4-year-old girl with Legg-Calve Perthes' disease and immunoglobin G1 subclass deficiency developed osteomyelitis of the proximal femur and septic arthritis of the hip secondary to Haemophilus influenzae, type f. This microorganism is a rare cause of invasive infections in children, primarily of the central nervous system (CNS) and respiratory track.
548177
MIXED_SAMPLE Child
[Bone scanning in children: technic and indications. Apropos of 50 cases].
Kohler R, Denis JM, Lahneche B, Chauvot P, Lubrano di Diego JG, Chappuis JP, Daudet M.
Chir Pediatr. 1979;20(6):383-91.
Osteomyelitis has been studied in 24 cases, Legg Perthes disease and benign bone tumors in the others.