A toddler with transient synovitis and COVID‐19 infection
Transient synovitis of the hip is a common medical emergency in children. Although reactive arthritis in adults may occur 1-4 weeks after COVID-19 infection or post-vaccination, few reports of transient synovitis in children associated with acute COVID-19 infection have been made. Transient synovitis of the hip occurs most frequently in children 3-8 years of age with a recent upper respiratory infection, bacterial infection, or trauma. This case report presents a unique case of an otherwise healthy 15-month-old girl with right hip pain and the refusal to ambulate associated with COVID-19 infection.
Authors
- Marianne Gausche‐Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6367-8455)
- Timothy Horeczko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5100-4288)
- Teza Harrison
Institutions
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- UCLA Medical Center (US)
- California Northstate University (US)
- Harbor–UCLA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
- Published
- 2024-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13250
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00