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Diagnóstico. Examen del líquido sinovial

Synovial fluid analysis in rheumatological diseases allows a more accurate diagnosis in some entities, mainly infectious and microcrystalline arthritis. Examination of synovial fluid in patients with osteoarthritis is useful if a differential diagnosis will be performed with other processes and to d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gallo Vallejo, Francisco Javier, Ruiz, Vicente Giner
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8171421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24467958
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0212-6567(14)70041-1
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Sumario:Synovial fluid analysis in rheumatological diseases allows a more accurate diagnosis in some entities, mainly infectious and microcrystalline arthritis. Examination of synovial fluid in patients with osteoarthritis is useful if a differential diagnosis will be performed with other processes and to distinguish between inflammatory and non-inflammatory forms. Joint aspiration is a diagnostic and sometimes therapeutic procedure that is available to primary care physicians.