Synovial fluid and amyloidosis.

Synovial fluid examination for the diagnosis of amyloidosis.

Amyloidosis is a well-recognized complication of multiple myeloma. Examples of patients with myeloma having a symmetrical polyarthritis resembling rheumatoid disease as a consequence of synovial deposition of amyloid have also been documented (Stewart and Weber, 1938; Tarr and Ferris, 1939; Hoessly and Greenberg, 1952; Davis, Weber, and Bartfeld, 1957; Hamilton and Bywaters, 1961; Goldberg, Bro...

Synovial perfusion and synovial fluid solutes.

answer goes back to the cardinal signs of inflammation. The redness and heat of this state relate directly to increased local blood supply, and these critical findings cannot be examined systematically without accurate quantification of flow. Further, the imbalances of vascular permeability and tissue clearance that lead to tissue swelling cannot be evaluated usefully without an understanding o...

Synovial fluid examination for the diagnosis of synovial amyloidosis in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing haemodialysis.

The diagnosis of synovial amyloidosis is based upon synovial biopsy. Synovial fluid (SF) in seven patients with amyloid arthropathy associated with chronic renal failure undergoing haemodialysis were studied. The SF and synovial samples of 10 consecutive patients with seronegative mono- or oligoarthritis served as controls. Six of the seven patients with amyloid positive synovial biopsy specime...

Synovial Fluid Mucin.

Synovial mucin, the characteristic component of synovial fluid, was first isolated in 1846 by Frerichs (1846), who precipitated it from joint fluid by addition of. acetic acid. Its high viscosity and peculiar chemical composition made it a subject of much interest. Frerichs realized that it was a complex of protein and carbohydrate components, but little -additional information was added until ...

Elasticity of synovial fluid.