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Synovial biopsy - Results
Alternative Names
Biopsy - synovial membrane
Normal Values:
The synovial membrane structure is normal.
What abnormal results mean:
Synovial biopsy may identify the following conditions:
- Coccidioidomycosis (a fungal infection)
- Fungal arthritis
- Gout (urate crystals that form in the joints)
- Hemochromatosis (abnormal accumulation of iron deposits)
- Tuberculosis
- Synovial cancer
The test may help diagnose rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases.
- Reviewed last on: 9/21/2006
- Jeffrey Kauffman, MD, Sacramento Knee and Sports Medicine, Sacramento, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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