Granulomatous synovialitis with erosions in the shoulder joint: A rare case of polyarthritis caused by Mycobacterium kansasii

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1088-1090

  Loddenkemper, K ^a   Enzweiler, C ^a   Loddenkemper, C ^a   Backhaus, M ^a   Burmester, G R ^a   Buttgereit, F ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; RIFAMPICIN; RNA 16S; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; SHOULDER JOINT; SUCTION; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 21344451663     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2004.029413     Document Type: Article

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