Chronic sarcoid synovitis in the Caucasian: an arthroscopic and histological study.
Chronic synovitis is a rare complication of sarcoidosis, virtually confined to the black population. Synovial histology may be nonspecific or show typical sarcoid granulomata. We report 2 cases of chronic sarcoid synovitis in Caucasians. Histology showed typical granulomata in one patient, whose distinctive arthroscopic appearance is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications*; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D013585:Synovitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D044465:White People