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My stepdaughter has a swollen knee

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ScarlettSarah · 01/03/2026 23:41

And she hasn't injured it. It's been hurting on and off (not too badly) for a few days but we thought she'd just strained it somehow. Today it started to look swollen so DH took her to A&E. It's now hurting to bear weight and she says it feels 'clicky'. She's had an x-ray and they said there's a patch(?) on the joint in the image, doing some blood tests but they haven't found a diagnosis yet, it's not an obvious injury-type thing. They're likely to discharge her tonight and organise a follow up appointment for her later this week.

Anyone had experience of similar?

She's 11.

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endofthelinefinally · 02/03/2026 03:48

Maybe juvenile arthritis?

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