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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2017

After a case of purulent otitis a 1-year-old boy has developed pain in the upper third of the left thigh, body temperature up to 39°C. Objectively: swelling of the thigh in its upper third and smoothed out inguinal fold. The limb is in semiflexed position. Active and passive movements are impossible due to severe pain. What diagnosis is the most likely?

Answer options

  1. Osteosarcoma
  2. Brodie’s abscess
  3. Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis
  4. Intermuscular phlegmon
  5. Acute coxitis
Correct answer

Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis

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