Idiopathic eosinophilic synovitis of the knee joint with peripheral eosinophilia - a rare case report.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: Niranjanan Raghavn Muralidharagopalan, Volga Harikrishnan, Sivasubramanian Subbaiah, Chitra Srinivasan
• Journal: Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR (J Clin Diagn Res) Vol. 9 Issue 1 Pg. RD01-2 (Jan 2015) ISSN: 2249-782X [Print] India
• PMID: 25738047 (Publication Type: Case Reports)