Transient synovitis of hip joint following COVID-19 infection in a child with Hodgkins lymphoma
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Transient synovitis is a common cause of hip pain in children. COVID-19 pandemic affected pediatric cancer patients more often that general pediatric population. COVID-19 has been associated with various musculoskeletal symptoms including synovitis. Radiological assessment of these symptoms can contribute significantly in management of such patients. We report a case of transient synovitis of hip joint following COVID-19 infection in a 10-year-old boy with Hodgkins’s lymphoma. He presented with fever and myalgia, found to be positive for COVID-19, managed conservatively. Two weeks later presented with right hip pain and limping. He was found to have restricted joint mobility and hip tenderness. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) pelvis was done which showed minimal right hip effusion and synovial thickening and enhancement. He was managed conservatively and recovered completely.
Authors: Sanjana Vishwanathan, Rishab Bhurat, Litha Francis, Arunan Murali, Mahesh Janarthanan, Dhaarani Jayaraman
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4400102070