Abstract
Although Iselin's disease, apophysitis of the fifth metatarsal base, is not infrequent in clinical practice, it is accepted as a rare cause of lateral foot pain in young adolescents. Usually a simple clinical examination and radiographs are sufficient for diagnosis. We present a patient with Iselin's disease and discuss its clinical and radiographic characteristics, differential diagnosis, aetiopathogenesis and treatment.
2014 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
MeSH terms
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
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Child
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Foot Diseases / complications
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Foot Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Foot Diseases / therapy
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Humans
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Metatarsal Bones / diagnostic imaging*
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Metatarsal Bones / physiopathology
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Musculoskeletal Pain / diagnostic imaging
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Musculoskeletal Pain / etiology
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Osteochondritis / complications
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Osteochondritis / diagnostic imaging*
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Osteochondritis / therapy*
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Pain Measurement
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Radiography
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Restraint, Physical / methods
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Severity of Illness Index
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal