Dietrich disease (metacarpal head avascular necrosis)

Case contributed by Domenico Nicoletti , 12 Jul 2019

Diagnosis almost certain

Changed by Yusra Sheikh, 21 Jan 2020

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~~Old female seamstress~~Seamstress with a painful and swollen third metacarpophalangeal joint of the right hand. These symptoms had started six months previously, without trauma.

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