Open AccessIdiopathic Eosinophilic Synovitis of the Knee Joint with Peripheral Eosinophilia – A Rare Case Report
Author(s) -
Niranjanan Raghavn Muralidharagopalan,
Volga Harikrishnan,
Sivasubramanian Subbaiah,
S. Chitra
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/10285.5367
Subject(s) - medicine , synovitis , synovial fluid , etiology , eosinophilia , pathological , pathology , osteoarthritis , peripheral , dermatology , arthritis , immunology , alternative medicine
Synovitis, presenting as a synovial effusion is common. The most common cause include tuberculosis, osteoarthritis. Here with, presenting a rare case of monoarticular synovitis with synovial fluid and peripheral blood eosinophilia of unknown aetiology in an 18-year-old male. We review the clinical and pathological features and impress the need for synovial fluid examination in all cases.