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Diffuse pigmented villonodular synovitis in a child – what is the best management?

Authors: Sharmin Nizam, Lesley D Hordon

Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Special Issue 1/2013

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A 5 year old boy presented to orthopaedics in 2004 with a 3-4 month history of intermittent left knee pain. As examination was normal he required no specific treatment. In 2007, he attended A&E with a spontaneous left knee effusion with a CRP of 9 mg/l, ESR 9 mm/h, raised platelet count of 559 (10⁹/l) and mild neutrophilia of 9.23 (10⁹/l). Knee x-ray was normal. 20 mls of haemorrhagic fluid was aspirated (cultures negative). 2 months later, he was seen by rheumatologists due to fluctuant swelling, initially responding to oral non-steroidals but later requiring an intra-articular injection (20 mg triamcinolone). MRI imaging suggested PVNS. …

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Title: Diffuse pigmented villonodular synovitis in a child – what is the best management?
Authors: Sharmin Nizam
Lesley D Hordon
Publication date: 01-02-2013
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders / Issue Special Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-14-S1-A6

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