Osteoid Osteoma of the Great Toe Mimicking Osteomyelitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Osteoid osteomas are well-known benign tumors, seen generally in long bones. When seen in phalanxes or toes, they can cause a diagnostic dilemma. A young male presented to us with complaints of enlargement of the great toe and severe pain. He had had an ingrown toe-nail operation before, and this si...
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| author | Ismail Turkmen Bugra Alpan Salih Soylemez Feyza Unlu Ozkan Koray Unay Korhan Ozkan |
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| description | Osteoid osteomas are well-known benign tumors, seen generally in long bones. When seen in phalanxes or toes, they can cause a diagnostic dilemma. A young male presented to us with complaints of enlargement of the great toe and severe pain. He had had an ingrown toe-nail operation before, and this situation caused a diagnostic dilemma. In this case report, we emphasize that osteoid osteomas can cause diagnostic dilemmas and it should be kept in mind as a differential diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a65ccf78a3e5420d9b9f542223069aac2025-08-20T02:20:48ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572013-01-01201310.1155/2013/234048234048Osteoid Osteoma of the Great Toe Mimicking Osteomyelitis: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureIsmail Turkmen0Bugra Alpan1Salih Soylemez2Feyza Unlu Ozkan3Koray Unay4Korhan Ozkan5Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 34732 Istanbul, TurkeyIstanbul Maslak Acibadem Hospital Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 34000 Istanbul, TurkeyIstanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 34732 Istanbul, TurkeyIstanbul Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Department of Physcial Therapy and Rehabilitation, 34015 Istanbul, TurkeyIstanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 34732 Istanbul, TurkeyIstanbul Medeniyet University, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 34732 Istanbul, TurkeyOsteoid osteomas are well-known benign tumors, seen generally in long bones. When seen in phalanxes or toes, they can cause a diagnostic dilemma. A young male presented to us with complaints of enlargement of the great toe and severe pain. He had had an ingrown toe-nail operation before, and this situation caused a diagnostic dilemma. In this case report, we emphasize that osteoid osteomas can cause diagnostic dilemmas and it should be kept in mind as a differential diagnosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/234048 |
| spellingShingle | Ismail Turkmen Bugra Alpan Salih Soylemez Feyza Unlu Ozkan Koray Unay Korhan Ozkan Osteoid Osteoma of the Great Toe Mimicking Osteomyelitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Orthopedics |
| title | Osteoid Osteoma of the Great Toe Mimicking Osteomyelitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Osteoid Osteoma of the Great Toe Mimicking Osteomyelitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Osteoid Osteoma of the Great Toe Mimicking Osteomyelitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Osteoid Osteoma of the Great Toe Mimicking Osteomyelitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Osteoid Osteoma of the Great Toe Mimicking Osteomyelitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | osteoid osteoma of the great toe mimicking osteomyelitis a case report and review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/234048 |
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