An ultrasound scan of the hip can easily demonstrate fluid inside the joint capsule ( Fabella sign ), although this is not always present in transient synovitis.
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Also, color Doppler and power Doppler ultrasound, which show vascular signals of active synovitis depending on the degree of inflammation, are useful in assessing synovial inflammation.
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In a mouse model, viral RNA was detected specifically in joint-associated tissue for at least 16 weeks after inoculation, and was associated with chronic synovitis.
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Transient synovitis usually affects children between three and ten years old ( but it has been reported in a 3-month-old infant and in some adults ).
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This is important, since in the early stages of RA, the synovium is primarily affected, and synovitis seems to be the best predictive marker of future joint damage.
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"' Pigmented villonodular synovitis "'( "'PVNS "') is a joint disease characterized by inflammation and overgrowth of the joint lining.
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Some studies have demonstrated findings on magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI scan ) that can differentiate between septic arthritis and transient synovitis ( for example, signal intensity of adjacent bone marrow ).
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Synovitis is more commonly found in rheumatoid arthritis than in other forms of arthritis, and can thus serve as a distinguishing factor, although it is also present in many joints affected with osteoarthritis.
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Improving this therapy to make it more spatially selective would avoid excessive tissue damage such as air bubble formation, tissue necrosis, reactive synovitis, chondrolysis, and an acceleration of articular cartilage degeneration.
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The term SAPHO ( synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteitis ) was coined in 1987 to represent this spectrum of inflammatory bone disorders that may or may not be associated with dermatologic pathology.
