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Transient synovitis commonly affects boys aged 3-11 and is usually preceded by a viral infection 1-2 weeks before the onset of pain and the limp.
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Transient synovitis
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Transient synovitis commonly affects boys aged 3-11 and is usually preceded by a viral infection 1-2 weeks before the onset of pain and the limp. DDH is a condition that affects babies in the first few months. It is more common in female babies.
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Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
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Transient synovitis commonly affects boys aged 3-11 and is usually preceded by a viral infection 1-2 weeks before the onset of pain and the limp. Perthes disease affects children aged 4-8 and presents with a similar hip pain and limp to transient synovitis. With Perthes however, the symptoms tend to last for more than 4 weeks, whereas in transient synovitis the symptoms usually do not last for longer than 2 weeks.
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Perthes disease
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Transient synovitis commonly affects boys aged 3-11 and is usually preceded by a viral infection 1-2 weeks before the onset of pain and the limp. It can be difficult to distinguish between transient synovitis and early septic arthritis, but the symptoms of transient synovitis are generally milder.
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Septic arthritis
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Transient synovitis commonly affects boys aged 3-11 and is usually preceded by a viral infection 1-2 weeks before the onset of pain and the limp. SUFE is the most common hip disorder in adolescents; many of the children who develop it are overweight. This does not correlate with this patient's history.
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Slipped upper femoral epiphyses (SUFE)
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Transient synovitis
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A 9-year-old boy presents to the GP with a painful right hip and a limp. His mother states that it started 4 days ago and that he also had a cold 2 weeks ago. He does not have a fever now.

On examination, he has pain on palpation of the right hip, but there are no other signs of inflammation.

What is the most likely diagnosis?
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