A 55-year-old man presents with a hot, swollen first metatarsophalangeal joint. Joint aspiration shows needle-shaped crystals with negative birefringe...

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A 55-year-old man presents with a hot, swollen first metatarsophalangeal joint. Joint aspiration shows needle-shaped crystals with negative birefringence under polarized light. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Gout

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Pseudogout

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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Septic arthritis

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Osteoarthritis

MCQ (SBA): Musculoskeletal Medicine & Rheumatology

A 55-year-old man presents with a hot, swollen first metatarsophalangeal joint. Joint aspiration shows needle-shaped crystals with negative birefringence under polarized light. What is the most likely diagnosis?