Patient with a limp.
A 50 year old man, previously well, attends his general practitioner complaining of seven days of limping and left hip pain. Examination reveals: blood pressure 150/85, pulse 110 and regular, temperature 37.9 degrees C. The left hip is irritable with decreased range of motion. The following investigations are arranged with subsequent results: full blood examination: white cell count 16 (normal 4-11) with neutrophilia C-reactive protein: elevated. Left hip X-ray (Figure 1) shows joint space narrowing, poor definition of the articular surfaces and surrounding osteoporosis.
Wong
Corinne
C
Medical Centre, Victoria.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents