Osteoid osteoma of the great toe mimicking osteomyelitis: a case report and review of the literature.
Osteoid osteomas are well-known benign tumors, seen generally in long bones. When seen in phalanxes or toes, they can cause a diagnostic dilemma. A young male presented to us with complaints of enlargement of the great toe and severe pain. He had had an ingrown toe-nail operation before, and this situation caused a diagnostic dilemma. In this case report, we emphasize that osteoid osteomas can cause diagnostic dilemmas and it should be kept in mind as a differential diagnosis.
Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 34732 Istanbul, Turkey.
Ismail
I
Turkmen
Bugra
B
Alpan
Salih
S
Soylemez
Feyza Unlu
FU
Ozkan
Koray
K
Unay
Korhan
K
Ozkan