Idiopathic eosinophilic synovitis of the knee joint with peripheral eosinophilia - a rare case report.
Synovitis, presenting as a synovial effusion is common. The most common cause include tuberculosis, osteoarthritis. Here with, presenting a rare case of monoarticular synovitis with synovial fluid and peripheral blood eosinophilia of unknown aetiology in an 18-year-old male. We review the clinical and pathological features and impress the need for synovial fluid examination in all cases.
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saveetha Medical College , Thandalam, Chennai, India .
Niranjanan Raghavn
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Muralidharagopalan
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College , Thandalam, Chennai, India .
Volga
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Harikrishnan
Professor & Head, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saveetha Medical College , Thandalam, Chennai, India .
Sivasubramanian
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Subbaiah
Professor & Head, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College , Thandalam, Chennai, India .
Chitra
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Srinivasan
Diethyl carbamazine; Eosinophilic synovitis; Synovial effusion