1st April 2022

A 50-year-old man wakes up with a painful, swollen and inflamed big toe

A 50-year-old man wakes up with a painful, swollen and inflamed big toe. He had no pain nor systemic symptoms when he went to bed the night before and hasn’t performed any strenuous physical activity. The man is a kidney transplant recipient and is under chronic treatment with tacrolimus. He decides to visit his GP. Joint aspiration is performed, and when the results come back, they confirm what the GP was suspecting with regards to the man’s foot. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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