Aseptic Inflammation and Synovitis of Knee by Splinter Injury in an Adult- A Rare Presentation

Synovitis of knee due to an unaware incident of splinter piercing is rare in adults. This is a case report of 30-year-old female with a painful knee in a flexed attitude with a swelling. Her history did not reveal any positive findings, i.e., recent trauma, fever or any such previous episode. Arthro...

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Published in:	Journal of clinical and diagnostic research Vol. 11; no. 11; pp. RD03 - RD04
Main Authors:	Mishra, Pankaj Kumar, Pandey, Anil Kumar, Gupta, Aashish Anand, Shah, Tanmay
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 01-11-2017
Subjects:	arthrotomy foreign body inflammation
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Summary:	Synovitis of knee due to an unaware incident of splinter piercing is rare in adults. This is a case report of 30-year-old female with a painful knee in a flexed attitude with a swelling. Her history did not reveal any positive findings, i.e., recent trauma, fever or any such previous episode. Arthrotomy revealed a turbid synovial fluid with inflamed friable synovial thickening. On further inspection, there was a presence of a foreign body in the suprapateller pouch. It was removed and washed. This was ultimately found to be a splinter. Normal inflammatory markers with minimal signs and symptoms of infection may provide weightage to this differential diagnosis. Arthrotomy and antibiotic coverage can give an excellent result.
ISSN:	2249-782X 0973-709X
DOI:	10.7860/JCDR/2017/29596.10904