Diagnostic value of blind synovial biopsy in clinical practice

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 192-195

  Kroot, E J A ^a,b   Weel, A E A M ^b   Hazes, J M W ^b   Zondervan, P E ^b   Heijboer, M P ^b   van Daele, P L A ^b   Dolhain, R J E M ^b  

^a SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Blind biopsy; Diagnosis; Histology; Synovial membrane

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; ERDHEIM CHESTER DISEASE; FEMALE; FORCEPS; FOREIGN BODY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JOINT BIOPSY; KNEE ARTHRITIS; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOHISTIOCYTOSIS; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI B; SARCOIDOSIS; SYNOVECTOMY; SYNOVIUM;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ERDHEIM-CHESTER DISEASE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SARCOIDOSIS; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 31544458478     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kei117     Document Type: Article

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