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Acute calcific periarthritis

Case contributed by Mohammed Sultan
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Acute painful swelling of the big toe. No trauma.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Female
Annotated image

Soft tissue swelling around the hallux metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint.

Curvilinear calcification around the medial aspect of the head of the hallux metatarsal bone.

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