Monoarticular Hip Involvement in Pseudogout
Pseudogout is the acutest form of arthritis in the elderly. Although clinical manifestations vary widely, polyarticular involvement is typical mimicking osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. Monoarticular involvement is relatively rare and is generally provoked by another medical condition. There...
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| description | Pseudogout is the acutest form of arthritis in the elderly. Although clinical manifestations vary widely, polyarticular involvement is typical mimicking osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. Monoarticular involvement is relatively rare and is generally provoked by another medical condition. There are reported cases of hip involvement by pseudogout in monoarticular form. However, all of the cases were presented as septic arthritis. In this report, we present a case of monoarticular hip involvement mimicking soft tissue abscess. We confirmed the pseudogout diagnosis after ultrasonographic evaluation of the involved hip joint and pathological and biochemical analysis of synovial fluid analysis. Diagnosis is important to avoid unnecessary medical and surgical treatment in cases of the bizarre involvement of hip in pseudogout. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c3bb22f1c94f4ce9bbb6e2c8b19d34292025-08-20T03:23:11ZengWileyCase Reports in Rheumatology2090-68892090-68972015-01-01201510.1155/2015/302389302389Monoarticular Hip Involvement in PseudogoutFigen Kocyigit0Ersin Kuyucu1Ali Kocyigit2School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Pamukkale University, Kinikli, 20070 Denizli, TurkeyDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Denizli State Hospital, 20010 Denizli, TurkeyDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Kinikli, 20070 Denizli, TurkeyPseudogout is the acutest form of arthritis in the elderly. Although clinical manifestations vary widely, polyarticular involvement is typical mimicking osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. Monoarticular involvement is relatively rare and is generally provoked by another medical condition. There are reported cases of hip involvement by pseudogout in monoarticular form. However, all of the cases were presented as septic arthritis. In this report, we present a case of monoarticular hip involvement mimicking soft tissue abscess. We confirmed the pseudogout diagnosis after ultrasonographic evaluation of the involved hip joint and pathological and biochemical analysis of synovial fluid analysis. Diagnosis is important to avoid unnecessary medical and surgical treatment in cases of the bizarre involvement of hip in pseudogout.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/302389 |
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