Proximal dissection of the olecranon bursa in rheumatoid arthritis.
A patient with rheumatoid arthritis and a distended olecranon bursa, which subsequently dissected subcutaneously in a proximal direction over the triceps muscle, is reported. Dissection of the olecranon bursa in a distal direction is not uncommon, but proximal dissection has not been reported.
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000473:pathology*; D002061:Bursa, Synovial / Q000473:pathology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged