Spherulite crystals in synovial tissue of a patient with recurrent monoarthritis

Frozen, unstained sections of synovial tissue of a 38-year-old man with recurrent monoarthritis and hyperuricemia were studied. Negatively birefringent crystals in a spherulite form were detected by using a compensated polarized light microscope. It is postulated that in some cases of gout the first...

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Published in:	Clinical and experimental rheumatology Vol. 2; no. 1; p. 63
Main Authors:	Weinberger, A, Halabe, A, Raphael, A, Samuel, R, Pinkhas, J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Italy 01-01-1984
Subjects:	Adult Arthritis - pathology Biopsy Birefringence Crystallization Gout - pathology Humans Male Microscopy, Fluorescence Synovial Membrane - pathology
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Summary:	Frozen, unstained sections of synovial tissue of a 38-year-old man with recurrent monoarthritis and hyperuricemia were studied. Negatively birefringent crystals in a spherulite form were detected by using a compensated polarized light microscope. It is postulated that in some cases of gout the first stage of crystallization is in the spherulite form.
ISSN:	0392-856X