Obesity-related systemic inflammation and knee synovitis

Correlation between systemic markers of inflammation and local synovitis in knee osteoarthritis

Background: In the elderly population joint swelling, effusion and pain indicate local synovitis and the presence of inflammation. At present, no serum marker has been shown linking to knee synovitis in KOA. With regard to serum high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) as a measure of inflammation, this study aimed to determine the association of systemic inflammation with local synovitis, as ...

Pathophysiologic mechanisms of obesity- and chronic inflammation-related genes in etiology of polycystic ovary syndrome

Objective(s): One of the common heterogeneous reproductive disorders in women of childbearing age is polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). It is characterized by lack of fertility due to anovulatory cycles, hyperandrogenemia, polycystic ovaries, hyperinsulinemia, and obesity. Both reproductive anomalies and metabolic disorders are involved in PCOS pathology. Although the r...

Post-traumatic haemorrhagic synovitis of knee mimicking pigmented villonodular synovitis.

To cite: Atik A, Ozyurek S, Sivrioglu AK, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013009353 DESCRIPTION A 23-year-old man who had sustained a minor twisting injury 10 days prior, presented with right knee pain and swelling. There was no history of joint problems, infection or bowel problems, nor was there a family history of arthritis. Physical exa...

Arthroscopy and psoriatic knee joint synovitis.

knee tuberculosis masquerading as pigmented villonodular synovitis

tuberculosis (tb), once a disease confined to undeveloped or developing nations is currently in resurgence, which is attributable to pandemic human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection and immigration from endemic areas. tuberculous arthritis is difficult to diagnose early because of its atypical insidious clinical manifestations and nonspecific imaging findings. tb is also known as the ‘grea...