Knee Synovitis Mimicking a Septic Arthritis
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
; : 39-44, 2015.
Artículo
en Inglés
| WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
| ID: wpr-49430
Biblioteca responsable:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
Synovitis is the inflammation of the synovial membrane with unknown etiology which occurs in association with auto-immune inflammatory arthritis, mainly in rheumatoid arthritis. Synovitis manifesting as rapidly progressing monoarticular or pauciarticualr symptoms could make early diagnosis difficult, thus it could be misdiagnosed as other forms of arthritic diseases. We experienced a rare case of knee joint synovitis which initially manifested as mimicking a septic arthritis. A 58-year-old-male patient underwent renovascular embolization due to retroperitoneal hemorrhage which was developed after renal biopsy. Suddenly, the patient's left knee joint became swollen rapidly with redness and tenderness. Moreover, his right knee also became inflamed. Surgical irrigation and intravenous antibiotics had never worked on his knee joint inflammation, however administration of intermediate dose of steroid could decrease inflammatory signs dramatically. Synovitis in a large joint could be mistaken as a septic arthritis, delaying the right diagnosis. Thus, we report this case with literature review.
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Disponible
Contexto en salud:
ODS3 - Meta 3.4 Reducir las muertes prematuras por enfermedades no transmisibles
Problema de salud:
Enfermedades Inmunológicas
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Enfermedades Musculoesqueléticas e Reumáticas
Base de datos:
WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
Asunto principal:
Artritis
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Artritis Reumatoide
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Membrana Sinovial
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Sinovitis
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Biopsia
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Artritis Infecciosa
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Diagnóstico Precoz
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Diagnóstico
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Hemorragia
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Inflamación
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de tamizaje
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Artículo