Sultanoglu, Tuba ErdemBozkurt, Gokce GizemAtaoglu, Safinaz2025-10-112025-10-1120251858-5051https://doi.org/10.18502/sjms.v20i1.16795https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/21670Chronic wrist pain is a common clinical condition that negatively affects daily activities. Many diseases are involved in the etiology of chronic wrist pain. Identification of specific causes of pain increases treatment success and prevents disability. Detailed evaluation and necessary imaging methods for differential diagnosis of multiple clinical entities with similar history and examination findings are essential for accurate diagnosis and treatment success. Avascular necrosis is a progressive disorder resulting in partial or complete death of bone tissue cells due to impaired blood circulation of the bone, usually caused by nontraumatic or idiopathic etiology. Preiser's disease, avascular necrosis of the carpal scaphoid, is a rare disorder generally occurring on the dominant side and in women. This case report presents an uncommon disease that should be considered in the differential diagnosis while searching for the etiologic cause of chronic wrist pain.en10.18502/sjms.v20i1.16795info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPreiser's diseasearthritisdifferential diagnosisArticle2011121172-s2.0-105003841102WOS:001481922800012Q4N/A