title: Synovial fluid lymphocytes in eosinophilic fasciitis.
abstract: Arthritis is an uncommon manifestation of eosinophilic fasciitis. We report a patient who developed arthritis of his left knee, followed 2 weeks later by skin lesions which evolved into histologically proven eosinophilic fasciitis. Synovianalysis on 2 occasions demonstrated a mildly inflammatory fluid with more than 90% lymphocytes. These lymphocytes were shown to be primarily activated suppressor/cytotoxic T cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Portland Veterans Administration Medical Center, OR 97207.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bakke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000276:immunology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000276:immunology*; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008214:Lymphocytes; D008297:Male; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000166:cytology*; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory