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Monoarticular Hip Involvement in Pseudogout
Joint Authors
Kocyigit, Figen
Kuyucu, Ersin
Kocyigit, Ali
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pseudogout is the acutest form of arthritis in the elderly.
Although clinical manifestations vary widely, polyarticular involvement is typical mimicking osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis.
Monoarticular involvement is relatively rare and is generally provoked by another medical condition.
There are reported cases of hip involvement by pseudogout in monoarticular form.
However, all of the cases were presented as septic arthritis.
In this report, we present a case of monoarticular hip involvement mimicking soft tissue abscess.
We confirmed the pseudogout diagnosis after ultrasonographic evaluation of the involved hip joint and pathological and biochemical analysis of synovial fluid analysis.
Diagnosis is important to avoid unnecessary medical and surgical treatment in cases of the bizarre involvement of hip in pseudogout.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kocyigit, Figen& Kuyucu, Ersin& Kocyigit, Ali. 2015. Monoarticular Hip Involvement in Pseudogout. Case Reports in Rheumatology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kocyigit, Figen…[et al.]. Monoarticular Hip Involvement in Pseudogout. Case Reports in Rheumatology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kocyigit, Figen& Kuyucu, Ersin& Kocyigit, Ali. Monoarticular Hip Involvement in Pseudogout. Case Reports in Rheumatology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059963
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059963