Monarthric ankle pain. A diagnostic challenge.
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.
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Division of Orthopedic Sciences, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, NY.
Levitz
S J
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Caselli
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Reilly
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Levita
S J
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D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*