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Diabetic patient with left big toe swelling
Patient Data
Age: 60 years
Gender: Male
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The distal phalanx of the big toe shows dorsal subluxation and ventral cortical destruction with subcortical lucencies. This is surrounded by marked soft tissue edema.
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The distal phalanx of the big toe shows progressive dorsal subluxation and still noted osteolytic bone changes and soft tissue swelling.
Intertarsal degenerative osteoarthritic changes are noted.
Case Discussion
These radiographs show typical findings of phalangeal osteomyelitis, which is seen commonly in patients with diabetic foot ulcer.
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