Lipid laden macrophages in synovial fluid: a late finding in traumatic arthritis.
A 66-year-old man presented with arthritis of the right knee of 3 months' duration. Cytologic examination of synovial fluid (SF) showed numerous lipid laden macrophages. Radiographs and a nuclear scintigram established the presence of a fracture of the lateral tibial plateau. The diagnostic significance of lipid laden macrophages in SF is reviewed.
Baer
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Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
Wright
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D000368:Aged; D001168:Arthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000166:cytology*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D008055:Lipids