Cholesterol crystals in shoulder synovial fluid.
Samples of 1945 synovial fluids have been examined from patients with a wide variety of joint disorders. Typical cholesterol crystals were seen in only 14 of these samples, all from the shoulders of six patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis and persistent shoulder effusions.
Department of Rheumatology, University of Bristol, Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK.
J W
JW
Riordan
P A
PA
Dieppe
D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002784:Cholesterol; D003460:Crystallization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000473:pathology*
D002784:Cholesterol