Plantar pain is not always fasciitis

Reumatismo. 2017 Dec 21;69(4):189-190. doi: 10.4081/reumatismo.2017.989.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Fasciitis; Flexor hallucis longus.; Plantar pain; Tenosynovitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnostic Errors*
  • Fasciitis, Plantar / diagnosis
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tenosynovitis / diagnosis*
  • Tenosynovitis / drug therapy

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids