Gout as a source of sesamoid pain.

Mair, S D; Coogan, A C; Speer, K P; Hall, R L · Foot Ankle Int · 1995

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Isolated gout of a great toe sesamoid has not been described previously. We present a case of gout of the medial sesamoid in a young athlete. Because a diagnosis is often elusive in patients with sesamoid pain, it is possible that other cases of gout of a hallucal sesamoid have gone unrecognized. Consideration of this diagnosis might lead to curative medical therapy precluding the need for surgical intervention.

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