Retrocalcaneal bursitis in juvenile chronic arthritis.
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Retrocalcaneal bursitis has been described in various adult rheumatic diseases and septic bursitis unrelated to previous bursal disease has been reported in children. The case is reported here of a girl with juvenile chronic arthritis who developed non-septic retrocalcaneal bursitis; the diagnosis was suggested by a combination of clinical and radiographic studies and was confirmed by ultrasonography.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of the rheumatic diseases
دوره 51 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992