Letters to the EditorORIGIN AND SIGNIFICANCE OF RICE BODIES IN SYNOVIAL FLUID
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Synovial fluid
2004, EMC-Rhumatologie-OrthopedieAnti-CCP antibodies, a highly specific marker for (early) rheumatoid arthritis
2004, Clinical and Applied Immunology ReviewsRice bodies of synovial origin in the knee joint
2001, ArthroscopyCitation Excerpt :The nucleus consists of type I (40%), type II (40%), and type V (20%) collagen, which has the same configuration as the synovium in tuberculosis infection. This clue leads to the suggestion that rice bodies are made of collagen synthesized in ischemic synovial cells and covered by fibrinous tissue.1,2,5,6 All patients with a diagnosis suspicious of rheumatoid diseases should have a preoperative serum biochemistry workup for erythrocyte sedimentation rate, rheumatoid factor, complement derivatives and antinuclear anticore.
Subacromial bursitis mimicking a soft tissue tumor
2000, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow SurgeryCitation Excerpt :Although our patient had an isolated subacromial bursitis, the rheumatoid factor was increased in laboratory examination. We speculate that a local immune response might have occurred in the subacromial bursa as McCarty and Cheung3 described. In conclusion, this article documents an unusual presentation of chronic subacromial bursitis.
Personal experience in the treatment of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis with drugs used in combination
1993, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism