Leibowitz E, Levin S, Torten J, Meyer R
Arch Dis Child. 1985 Oct;60(10):959-62. doi: 10.1136/adc.60.10.959.
The interferon system of 20 children aged 2 to 11 years (mean 5 years), diagnosed as having transient synovitis of the hip by clinical criteria, was studied. The mean blood interferon concentration was significantly higher than that of normal children, and the incidence of an antiviral state of cells (in 78% of patients) was also significantly higher than in the control group. These findings are compatible with the hypothesis that the aetiology of transient synovitis is an acute, possibly unusual, viral infection.
对20名年龄在2至11岁（平均5岁）、根据临床标准诊断为髋关节一过性滑膜炎的儿童的干扰素系统进行了研究。平均血液干扰素浓度显著高于正常儿童，细胞抗病毒状态的发生率（78%的患者）也显著高于对照组。这些发现与一过性滑膜炎的病因是一种急性、可能不常见的病毒感染这一假说相符。
