Acute monoarthritis associated with positively birefringent maltese cross appearing lipid spherules in a hyperlipidemic diabetic patient
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Acute monoarthritis associated with lipid liquid crystals.
We describe three women with unexplained acute monoarthritis and birefringent lipid spherules or lipid liquid crystals in their synovial fluid. Synovial fluid aspirated within 24 hours of onset showed leucocyte counts ranging from 10 X 10(9) to 46 X 10(9)/1 with 91-95% polymorphonuclear cells. Numerous positively birefringent 2-6 micron microspherules were seen inside and outside polymorphonucl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Yonsei Medical Journal
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0513-5796
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.1997.38.4.236