Trochanteric bursitis--a frequent cause of 'hip' pain in rheumatoid arthritis.
One hundred consecutive patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were examined for the presence of trochanteric bursitis. This condition was found in 15. Ten patients responded to a single local injection of corticosteroid and the remaining 5 to a second injection. Trochanteric bursitis is an underdiagnosed, easily remediable cause of pain in RA. Specific examination for in presence should be a routine in all patients with RA, especially those with hip pain.
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D002062:Bursitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006615:Hip; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide; C005900:triamcinolone hexacetonide