A member asked:

My son 4 years old... a few days ago complained of pain in his left hip then we didn't take it serious... today he went swimming & spent complete day at pool... after getting shower he started severe pain.. ?

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Dr. Chris Sadeh answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

4 years old : With accelerating hip pain needs to be seen urgently by a physician in a setting where X-rays and blood work can be done. Differential diagnoses under consideration include transient synovitis, inflammatory arthropathy, or septic hip or related infections. Legg-calve-perthes disease another possibility. The risk of infection causing the pain is the reason for urgency.

Answered 8/19/2017

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