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A 26-year-old woman with sickle cell disease and a history of multiple previous bone infarctions presented with pain and minimal soft tissue swelling of the heel; radiographs showed no bone abnormality. The HDP bone scan was positive, confirming the diagnosis of an isolated infarction of the os calcis.
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