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MODERN RHEUMATOLOGY
Vol.13 No.3 |
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Case report: rheumatoid arthritis occurring during
observation after surgery for localized pigmented villonodular synovitis |
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| Isao Hirose1 , Yujiro Mori2 and Akihiko Fujimoto1 |
(1) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Showa
University Fujigaoka Rehabilitation Hospital, 2-1-1 Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku,
Yokohama, 227-8518, Japan
(2) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama,
Japan |
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| Received: 25 September 2002 Accepted: 23 January
2003 |
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| Abstract |
| In the rare case presented here, arthroscopic
resection was performed after a diagnosis of localized pigmented
villonodular synovitis (LPVS) of the knee, but the disorder recurred
after about 1 year as the diffuse form, and synovectomy was performed
through a medial parapatella incision. Subsequently, rheumatoid arthritis
(RA) occurred during the postoperative observation period. The course
of this case is interesting because of the combination of the two
diseases. In cases of PVS, the possibility of RA should always be
considered. |
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| Key words |
| Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVS) - Rare
case - Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) |
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