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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Awan, Razia, Ghazanfar, Haider, Martes Pena, Karen A, Farkhad, Rafi I
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2017
Materias:
Dermatology
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
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Sumario: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 patient’s condition did not improve. Joint aspiration of the wrist joint was done and showed positive birefringent rhomboid-shaped crystals. A final diagnosis of acute chondrocalcinosis was made.

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