Ruptured Appendicitis and Retrocecal Abscess Masquerading as Knee Pain in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report

Knee pain has a variety of etiologies in the pediatric population, including septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, fracture, ligamentous injury, and neoplasms. Extrinsic sources of knee pain may also be intra-abdominal, although abdominal pathology is much more likely to manifest as hip or proximal thigh musculature pain.
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Clinical Communications: Pediatric Source Type: research