Plantar pain is not always fasciitis

N. Romano; A. Fischetti; V. Prono; S. Migone; F. Barbieri; C. Pizzorni; G. Garlaschi; M.A. Cimmino

doi:10.4081/reumatismo.2017.989

Reumatismo (Dec 2017)

Plantar pain is not always fasciitis

N. Romano,
A. Fischetti,
V. Prono,
S. Migone,
F. Barbieri,
C. Pizzorni,
G. Garlaschi,
M.A. Cimmino

Affiliations

N. Romano: Division of Radiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa
A. Fischetti: Division of Radiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa
V. Prono: Division of Radiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa
S. Migone: Division of Radiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa
F. Barbieri: Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa
C. Pizzorni: Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa
G. Garlaschi: Division of Radiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa
M.A. Cimmino: Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2017.989
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 69, no. 4
pp. 189 – 190

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The case is described of a patient with chronic plantar pain, diagnosed as fasciitis, which was not improved by conventional treatment. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed flexor hallucis longus tenosynovitis, which improved after local glucocorticoid injection.

Published in Reumatismo

ISSN: 0048-7449 (Print); 2240-2683 (Online)
Publisher: PAGEPress Publications
Country of publisher: Italy
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine
Website: http://www.reumatismo.org

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