The Child With a Swollen Joint

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This session describes approaches to the assessment and management of children presenting with one or more swollen joints. This session was reviewed by Khyati Bakhai and last updated in January 2022. Objectives By the end of this session you will be able to: • distinguish the key features relating to a swollen joint in a child from the history, examination and patient narrative • discuss the differential diagnosis of an acutely swollen joint and a chronically swollen joint in a child