title: Gout as a source of sesamoid pain.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Mair
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Coogan
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Speer
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006073:Gout / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006214:Hallux; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012716:Sesamoid Bones / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery