Medical Definition of Pigmented villonodular synovitis
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Monoarthritis, young adults, erosions on BOTH sides of joint (!), probably inflammatory, haemosiderin deposited in synovium, articular cartilage preserved (despite extensive marginal erosions; similar to gout), NO calcification Differential diagnosis: TB (associated atrophy of muscle and bone), rheumatoid arthritis (symmetrical), synovial sarcoma (with or without calcified; outside joint), synovial osteochondromatosis
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis
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