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synovial biopsy
Indications:
- evaluation of lymphocytic synovial fluid
- Mycobacterium (tuberculous arthritis)
- mycosis
- Borrelia
- sarcoidosis
Related
synovial fluid
synovial fluid analysis
synovial fluid findings in disease states
General
tissue biopsy
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018
- Gerlag DM, Tak PP.
How to perform and analyse synovial biopsies.
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2013 Apr;27(2):195-207. Review.
PMID: 23731931