Scruples over speckles
The “snowstorm” sign refers to the ultrasound appearance of motile hyperechoic specks within synovial fluid and has been reported to have a high specificity for gout. We describe three additional etiologies commonly encountered in the rheumatology clinic that can produce a snowstorm: calcium pyropho...
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| description | The “snowstorm” sign refers to the ultrasound appearance of motile hyperechoic specks within synovial fluid and has been reported to have a high specificity for gout. We describe three additional etiologies commonly encountered in the rheumatology clinic that can produce a snowstorm: calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, fibrin collections/rice bodies, and gas bubbles in viscous synovial fluid. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-59a990a8117840e49b3c81f05512d0a02022-12-22T01:02:34ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Medical Ultrasound0929-64412212-15522020-01-0128317918010.4103/JMU.JMU_122_19Scruples over specklesBenjamin PersonsEugene Y KissinThe “snowstorm” sign refers to the ultrasound appearance of motile hyperechoic specks within synovial fluid and has been reported to have a high specificity for gout. We describe three additional etiologies commonly encountered in the rheumatology clinic that can produce a snowstorm: calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, fibrin collections/rice bodies, and gas bubbles in viscous synovial fluid.http://www.jmuonline.org/article.asp?issn=0929-6441;year=2020;volume=28;issue=3;spage=179;epage=180;aulast=Personscalcium pyrophosphategoutrice bodysnowstorm |
| spellingShingle | Benjamin Persons Eugene Y Kissin Scruples over speckles Journal of Medical Ultrasound calcium pyrophosphate gout rice body snowstorm |
| title | Scruples over speckles |
| title_full | Scruples over speckles |
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| title_short | Scruples over speckles |
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| topic | calcium pyrophosphate gout rice body snowstorm |
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