Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Has in Medicine / Internal Medicine — 30yo Woman | Rheumatology | SMLE Q#12459
SMLE Question #12459
Medicine / Internal Medicine
Rheumatology
Objective: OBJ-383
Last updated: February 2026
A 30-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus has 3 weeks of progressive right hip/groin pain worsened by weight-bearing. She has been taking hydroxychloroquine, azathioprine, and oral prednisolone for 5 years. She has a mildly antalgic gait and pain with internal rotation of the right hip, without joint swelling or erythema. Plain radiographs of the hip are normal. Which of the following is the most likely cause of her hip pain?
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