Author/Authors :
Sanaei Dashti، Anahita نويسنده Shiraz HIV/AIDS Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; , , Abdolkarimi، Babak نويسنده Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Division, Department of Pediatrics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , , Safaei، Akbar نويسنده Department of Pathology, Shahid Faghihi Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , , Dehghanian، Amir Reza نويسنده Department of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , , Bazrafshan، Asghar نويسنده Department of Pediatric Science, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran ,
Abstract :
Bone pain is common in children. The cause may be as benign as growing pains or as life threatening as a malignancy. When a cause cannot be established by patient history and physical examination, imaging of the affected body part is often carried out. However, it is not always easy to discriminate between benign and malignant lesions of the bones in children using imaging methods. We report the case of a 4.5-year-old boy with acute onset bilateral hip and low back pain and inability to walk. Examination of passive movements showed that both hips were painful and restricted. Bone pain presenting as localized bilateral irritable hip could be considered as a diagnostic clue related to malignancies.
