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An Unusual Case of Acute Chondrocalcinosis in Wrist Joint Presenting as Cellulitis

Chondrocalcinosis is a common arthritic disorder among elderly patients. We present a case of a 71-year-old woman presenting with an acute episode of the left forearm with hand swelling. A provisional diagnosis of cellulitis was made and the patient was started on intravenous antibiotics. The patien...

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Autores principales: Awan, Razia, Ghazanfar, Haider, Martes Pena, Karen A, Farkhad, Rafi I
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5800752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29441250
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1916