Chylous cyst of shoulder joint in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
A case of chylous cyst of the shoulder joint containing cholesterol crystals is presented. The patient suffered from rheumatoid arthritis of short duration. The cyst completely disappeared following therapy with gold.
Fishel
B
B
Department of Rheumatology, Ichilov Hospital, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Israel.
Weiss
S
S
Eventov
E
E
Heldenberg
D
D
Yaron
M
M
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism; D002913:Chyle / Q000378:metabolism*; D003460:Crystallization; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006046:Gold / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012785:Shoulder Joint; D013997:Time Factors
D006046:Gold; D002784:Cholesterol