title: Virus infection and knee injury.
abstract: Serological evidence of virus infection was sought in 31 consecutive patients presenting with knee swelling and compared with age/sex-matched controls. In a normal age/sex-matched control group, 42% of patients had evidence of recent or past infection with Coxsackie B virus, emphasising the care required in the evaluation of the significance of Coxsackie B neutralization titres in individual patients. Of 12 patients presenting with knee swelling and a history of a twisting injury, eight had serological evidence of recent or past infection with Coxsackie B virus, and one had evidence of a current adenovirus infection.
authors.affiliation: Accident and Emergency Department, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Driscoll
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Venner
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Clements
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003384:Coxsackievirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D029822:Enterovirus B, Human; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012698:Serologic Tests; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis