11th June 2024

A 74-year-old man presents with a 1-month history of right sided hip pain

A 74-year-old man presents with a 1-month history of right sided hip pain. He also complains of fevers, chills and rigors. During admission, he becomes delirious. He is pyrexial, HR is 110/min and BP 100/60 mmHg. He is saturating 98% on air. He has swelling overlying the right hip with tenderness over the greater trochanter. A CT shows a periarticular collection around the right hip joint which is communicating with the bowel.

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