Toxic synovitis - Symptom
Alternative Names
Synovitis - toxic; Transient synovitis
Symptoms:
Symptoms may include:
- Hip pain (on one side only)
- Limp
- Thigh pain, in front and toward the middle
- Knee pain
- Low grade fever, less than 101 degrees Fahrenheit
Signs and tests:
Other test occasionally done to rule out other causes of hip pain:
- Reviewed last on: 7/29/2008
- Thomas N. Joseph, MD, Private Practice specializing in Orthopaedics, subspecialty Foot and Ankle, Camden Bone & Joint, Camden, SC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
References
Hosalkar HS, Horn D, Friedman JE, Dormans JP. The Hip. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 677.