Monoarthritis of the Knee With Unusual Lesions in Adults Associated With Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-108

  Luna Pizarro, Daniel ^a   Rodríguez Castillo, Araceli ^c   Pérez Hernández, Elizabeth ^a   Pérez Hernández, Jorge ^b   Hernández Salgado, Armando ^b   Escobar Gutiérrez, Alejandro ^c  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b Servicio de Rodilla   (Mexico)

^c Instituto Nacional de Diagnostico y Referencia Epidemiologicos   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Monoarthritis in adult; Unusual lesions of knee; Varicella zoster

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; DICLOFENAC; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CARTILAGE BIOPSY; CARTILAGE INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT ASPIRATION; JOINT BIOPSY; JOINT MOBILIZATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE FUNCTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNOVECTOMY; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVITIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOPSY; CARTILAGE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 57849103890     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.08.022     Document Type: Article

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