title: Monarthric ankle pain. A diagnostic challenge.
abstract: A patient presented with monarthric ankle pain, which took 2 years to diagnose by numerous physicians and imaging and laboratory tests. A review of the differential diagnosis for monarthritic joint pain with guidelines for the work-up of the patient are presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopedic Sciences, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, NY.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cohen-Sobel
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Levitz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caselli
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Levita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*