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Perthes disease

Case contributed by Marwa Aboud Elshrief
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Male child complaining of bilateral hip pain. No history of trauma.

Patient Data

Age: 4 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Bilateral deformed small-sized femoral epiphyses more evident on the right side showing fragmentation and bilateral increase in femoral neck width, findings are those of Perthes disease.

Case Discussion

Perthes disease is a childhood idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral epiphysis.

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