Acute Knee Pain in a Child Due to Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis

INTRODUCTION: Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a proliferative condition of the synovium, which is composed of nodules and/or villi and has an abundant number of hemosiderin-laden macrophages. CASE REPORT: A 10-year-old boy presented with an acute irritable knee. Emergency arthroscopy show...

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Autores principales: Hong, Cheung Man, Hing, Lui Tun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4719411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27299078
http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.316
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a proliferative condition of the synovium, which is composed of nodules and/or villi and has an abundant number of hemosiderin-laden macrophages. CASE REPORT: A 10-year-old boy presented with an acute irritable knee. Emergency arthroscopy showed a nodular PVNS in the intercondylar notch. The symptoms resolved after resection of the lesion. CONCLUSION: PVNS of the knee in children is a rare entity. It can be one of the causes of acute irritable knee. Complete resection of the nodular PVNS can cure the disease.

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