The diagnostic dilemma of undifferentiated inflammatory synovitis of the knee joint/joints: A comprehensive approach

APLAR Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 182-189

  Emad, Yasser ^a,b   Ragab, Yasser ^a,b   Shaarawy, Ahmed ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Dr Erfan and Bagedo General Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Anti CCP2; Gadolinium enhanced MRI; Undifferentiated inflammatory synovitis of the knee joint joints

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; BONE MARROW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDEMA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; LIPOMA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANNUS; PILOT STUDY; POPLITEAL CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOLOGY; SOFT TISSUE; SYNOVIAL CYST; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 34547430674     PISSN: 02190494     EISSN: 14798077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8077.2007.00287.x     Document Type: Article

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