Hip arthritis in an young adult - a diagnosis to consider
Videira, T.; Miguel, E.D.; Ventura, F.S.õe.; Mola, E.M.
Acta Reumatologica Portuguesa 34(4): 651-655
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 2184-8777 PMID: 20852578 Document Number: 633699
Osteoarthritis is the most common articular degenerative disease and can be classified as primary or secondary. The last one must be excluded in the context of a young adult. Optimal management requires early diagnosis and awareness of the risk factors (more importantly «modifiable» ones) that can affect the prognosis. The authors present a case of a young man who complaint about mechanical groin pain because degenerative changes on hip joint. After patient assessment it was encountered ultrasonographic typical images of gout in the context of asymptomatic hyperuricemia.