Synovial fluid analysis: Relevance for daily clinical practice
Francesca Oliviero, Brian F. Mandell
Abstract
Synovial fluid analysis can provide a prompt and definite diagnosis of crystal-induced arthritis, the most common acute inflammatory arthritis and a cause of chronic arthritis that may mimic rheumatoid, psoriatic, or peripheral spondyloarthritis. In many patients the diagnosis of gout or calcium pyrophosphate arthritis cannot be made with certainty without synovial fluid analysis. Additional information from fluid analysis can assist the clinician in honing the differential diagnosis of non-crystalline arthritis.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineSynovial fluidGoutPsoriatic arthritisRheumatoid arthritisArthritisDifferential diagnosisInflammatory arthritisCalcium pyrophosphateDermatologyOsteoarthritisPathologyInternal medicineCalciumAlternative medicineRheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesGout, Hyperuricemia, Uric AcidSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research