title: Development of rice bodies in 2 children younger than 3 years.
abstract: Rice bodies are synovial fluid nodules macroscopically resembling shiny white rice beans. They have been seen in synovial fluid from several types of inflammatory arthritis including tuberculosis, pyogenic arthritis, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis and adult rheumatoid arthritis. Microscopically, they consist of amorphous material, fibrin, and collagen. We report the rare cases of 2 children younger than 3 years with multiple rice body formations in the knee joints.
authors: Charite University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Claudia.druschel@charite.de
authors: Claudia
authors: C
authors: Druschel
authors: Julia F
authors: JF
authors: Funk
authors: Tilmann
authors: T
authors: Kallinich
authors: Angelika
authors: A
authors: Lieb
authors: Richard P
authors: RP
authors: Placzek
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D001175:Arthrography; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005337:Fibrin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D000074402:Synovectomy; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D005337:Fibrin; D003094:Collagen