Acute calcific periarthritis of the thumb: Correlated sonographic and radiographic findings

Radiology Case Reports

Ryan Margau, MD¹  Lawrence Friedman, MBBCh¹  Saul N. Friedman, MD, PhD² 

[1] Department of Medical Imaging, North York General, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada;Department of Radiology, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109, USA;

关键词: Periarticular calcification;    Calcific periarthritis;    Ultrasound;    US;    Metacarpophalangeal joint;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.radcr.2017.08.015

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The diagnosis of acute calcific periarthritis is traditionally confirmed from a radiograph demonstrating periarticular calcifications in the affected area. Care must be taken when using ultrasound as the presentation of periarticular calcification is easily mistaken for a cortical avulsion fracture, requiring a radiograph to distinguish between the 2 differential diagnoses. We present the correlated ultrasound and radiographic findings of the hand of a 37-year-old man who was suffering from a dull ache in his thumb followed by acute severe pain 1 week later, and make the diagnosis of acute calcific periarthritis of the first metacarpophalangeal joint.

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