Korean J Pathol.
1987 Mar;21(1):54-56.
Ragocytes in Synovial Fluid
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- 1Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Children's Hospital and College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
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- Exfoliative cytology of synovial fluid is less stressed in medical practice, but it can be a very useful tool for the differential diagnosis of various joint diseases. This report describes a case of juvenile rheumatoid arthritls in a 7 year old girl, who showed characteristic ragocytes in joint fluid. Synovial biopsy specimen confirmed the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.
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