Contents:
- Medical Video: Hip Pain: 3 Most Common Causes (How To Tell What Is Causing It)
- What is toxic synovitis?
- Causes of toxic synovitis (hip arthritis)
- Various symptoms of hip arthritis
- How to overcome hip arthritis in children?
Medical Video: Hip Pain: 3 Most Common Causes (How To Tell What Is Causing It)
Pain in the hip can be caused by a variety of things, one of which is due to toxic synovitis or inflammation of the hip joint. So why do children get this disease and what are the symptoms? Here's the review.
What is toxic synovitis?
Toxic synovitis is an inflammation of the temporary hip joint that is usually experienced by children. This condition is also called transient synovitis. Usually toxic synovitis causes pain in the hips and legs so that it can cause limping and difficulty walking.
Generally this condition occurs in children aged 3-8 years and is much more common in boys than girls. Although it is quite torturous, this condition will generally disappear within 1-2 weeks and does not cause prolonged problems.
Causes of toxic synovitis (hip arthritis)
Quoted from KidsHealth.org, experts do not know for sure the cause of this hip joint inflammation. However, some children experience it after being infected with a cold virus and also diarrhea.
Therefore, experts conclude that this disease is caused by substances made by the body's immune system to fight infections that actually cause inflammatory hip joints.
Various symptoms of hip arthritis
If your child has toxic synovitis, the first thing that is usually felt is pain that suddenly arises and attacks part of the body. In addition, various other symptoms that may appear are:
- Mild fever, usually with a temperature that is not too high (around 38 degrees Celsius).
- Hips hurt when sitting too long (children may not be able to sit quietly as usual).
- Knee or thigh pain without pain in the hips.
- Walk on tiptoe.
- Just got a viral infection.
- Having trouble walking.
- Staggering with your toes facing out.
While in infants, the signs are like crying for no apparent reason and crying or whining when the hip is moved, for example when changing diapers.
How to overcome hip arthritis in children?
When a child has an inflammatory disease of the hip, parents need to pay special attention. Make sure the child has enough rest and do not move too much or move heavily. Doctors will also prescribe various types of anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and naproxen to reduce inflammation in the hip joint. Generally, children are asked to take medication for four weeks until inflammation subsides. To deal with pain, doctors also usually prescribe acetaminophen (paracetamol).
Most children will recover fully within 1-2 weeks. However, if the inflammation is severe enough the healing process will take longer, which can be 4 to 5 weeks. Be sure to limit the child from a variety of strenuous activities that can actually worsen his condition. However, if it turns out that within 5 weeks the symptoms do not disappear, consult the doctor again to check the condition.
Although it is temporary and does not cause long-term complications, some children can experience this more than once. Quoted from MedicalNewsToday, research shows that the rate of recurrence of toxic synovitis reaches 0 to 26 percent.
