title: [Synovitis caused by plant thorn and chronic polyarthritis. Apropos of a case and review of the literature].
abstract: A 54 year old male developed plant thorn synovitis of the knee followed five months later by nonerosive seronegative polyarthritis. The occurrence of chronic inflammatory joint disease shortly after plant thorn synovitis is exceedingly rare. The relationship between the two events remains to be clarified.
authors.affiliation: CHU Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kchir
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Snoussi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kochbati
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zouari
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zermani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ben Jilani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hila
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000209:etiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010944:Plants; D013585:Synovitis / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Synovite à piquant végétal et polyarthrite chronique. A propos d'un cas et revue de la littérature.