Bone Abstracts

A healthy 8-year-old girl of Nigerian origin, presented in January 2014 with a 2 month history of progressive pain and swelling of the right 2nd, 3rd and 4th toe. There was no preceding trauma or illness. Those toes were swollen, tender and cold to touch, with bluish skin discoloration (Figure 1).She had normal peripheral pulses. Her inflammatory markers were normal, as was haemoglobin electrophoresis. A Doppler ultrasoun...