Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

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

Septic arthritis



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PMID (PMCID)
30572428
 MALE Child
Synovial chondromatosis of the hip joint in childhood: A case report and literature review.
Wen J, Liu H, Xiao S, Li X, Fang K, Tang Z, Cao S, Li F, Cai G, Hu C.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2018;97(51):e13199.
The common diseases leading to pain in the hip joint in children include transient synovitis of the hip, septic arthritis of the hip, and Legg-Calve-Perthes disease.
28290307
 MALE Adult
A probable case of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease in Warring States-era China.
Berger E, Chen L, Sun Z, Sun Z.
Int J Paleopathol. 2017;16:27-30.
The authors consider tuberculosis, septic arthritis, trauma, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, and Legg-Calve-Perthes disease in a differential diagnosis.
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.
22924207
 MIXED_SAMPLE Infant, Newborn
Evaluating hip pain in children.
McKenzie M, Carlson B, Carlson WO.
S D Med. 2012;65(8):303-5, 307-8.
Categorizing children by age can aid in the process of making an early diagnosis, which is especially important when it comes to serious pediatric hip conditions such as septic arthritis, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease and slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
18277845
 MALE Child
Primary obturator externus pyomyositis in a child presenting as hip pain: a case report.
Kumar A, Anderson D.
Pediatr Emerg Care. 2008;24(2):97-8.
Septic arthritis, Perthes disease, and slipped capital femoral epiphysis are among the most important causes.
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.