Patient's question:
In 2014, the child always complained of leg pain, persistent dull ache, but it was ignored, thinking it was just growing pains.In 2016, they went to the hospital's orthopedics department for a thorough examination, which revealed fluid accumulation in the right hip bone. The orthopedics department said it would gradually improve on its own.
In 2017, another prenatal checkup was scheduled, and it was said to be fine. However, after some time, the pain returned. They switched to a traditional Chinese medicine department and took bone peptide capsules for a year. The pain subsided while taking the medicine, but it returned after stopping it.
On October 22, they went to Guangzhou to see a doctor, had an X-ray taken, and the hospital said it could be rheumatoid arthritis. But in 2016, they had already undergone rheumatology and immunology tests, which were all normal.
Now, I don’t know where to go or which department to consult. What kind of help is needed: What is the reason for the child’s leg pain?
Doctor's answer:
Hello, the condition of the child may be symptoms caused by physiological pain or rheumatic diseases. It is necessary to have uric acid tests and a thorough check of the four rheumatic tests. However, it cannot be diagnosed through X-rays. Treatment should be based on the test results. If the tests are normal, you can go to the hospital's Traditional Chinese Medicine department for follow-up treatment and take Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine treatment has unique efficacy for this type of disease.