| villonodular pigmented tenosynovitis | A condition resembling pigmented villonodular synovitis but arising in periarticular soft tissue rather than in joint synovia; occurs most commonly in the hands. Synonym: villonodular pigmented tenosynovitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pigmented villonodular synovitis | <radiology> Monoarthritis, young adults, erosions on BOTH sides of joint (!), probably inflammatory, haemosiderin deposited in synovium, articular cartilage preserved (despite extensive marginal erosions; similar to gout), NO calcification Differential diagnosis: TB (associated atrophy of muscle and bone), rheumatoid arthritis (symmetrical), synovial sarcoma (with or without calcified; outside joint), synovial osteochondromatosis (12 Dec 1998) |
| synovitis, pigmented villonodular | Outgrowths of synovial membrane composed of villi and fibrous nodules characterised histologically by haemosiderin- and lipid-containing macrophages and multinucleated giant cells. It usually occurs in the knee. (12 Dec 1998) |
| villous tenosynovitis | A condition resembling pigmented villonodular synovitis but arising in periarticular soft tissue rather than in joint synovia; occurs most commonly in the hands. Synonym: villonodular pigmented tenosynovitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatitis-arthritis-tenosynovitis syndrome | <syndrome> Disseminated infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae, causing skin lesions (often pustular or necrotic), plus synovitis of major joints (such as knee, ankle, elbow), and tendon sheaths. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tenosynovitis | <pathology> Inflammation of a tendon sheath. (18 Nov 1997) |
| localised nodular tenosynovitis | A nodule, possibly inflammatory in nature, arising commonly from the flexor sheath of the fingers and thumb; composed of fibrous tissue, lipid-and haemosiderin-containing macrophages, and multinucleated giant cells. Synonym: localised nodular tenosynovitis. (05 Mar 2000) |