Rheumatoid arthritis - feet

Case contributed by Henry Knipe
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Bilateral foot pain.

Patient Data

Age: 60 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Marginal erosions at the left 1st and 4th metatarsophalangeal joints and right 1st interphalangeal, and right 4th and 5th metatarsophalangeal joints.

Case Discussion

Typical appearances of rheumatoid arthritis, of which this patient had a long history of. Note the marginal erosions and predilection of the 4th/5th metatarsophalangeal joints.

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