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[Characteristics of limping patients in Rheumatology]
S Murias1, A Remesal, M J Quiles
1Sección de Reumatología Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España. smmurias.hulp@salud.madrid.org
Introduction:
Limping is a frequent reason for consultation. Our aim is to describe the characteristics of patients who limp and are evaluated in Rheumatology.
Material And Methods:
Cross-sectional study from October 2009 to June 2010. Variables included: epidemiological data, clinical symptoms and laboratory and imaging tests.
Results:
A total of 95 patients were studied and classified into four groups according to their diagnosis, inflammatory 22%, infectious 17%, transient hip synovitis 13%, and miscellaneous 48%. There were differences between groups in age (P<0.0001) and arthritis (P<0.0001). In this population, the probability of an infectious/inflammatory limp fulfils the criteria "less than 3 years and fever" was 79% and reached 100% if it was also associated with arthritis.
Conclusions:
Clinical evaluation and in particular, age, fever and arthritis seem to be the most relevant data in differentiating infectious/inflammation diagnosis in the child who limps.
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