8th September 2020

A 30-year-old woman with sickle cell disease presents to her GP

A 30-year-old woman with sickle cell disease presents to her GP with a 2-day history of pain and swelling in her left big toe. Her GP refers her to hospital for an urgent x-ray. The x-ray is shown below.

Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteomyelitis#/media/File:OsteomylitisMark.png

The red arrow is pointing to the affected toe. Which is the best description of what the white arrow is pointing to?

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.