Clinical History •
64 year old female presented to outside emergency room with new onset of painful swelling of the left elbow.
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History of rheumatoid arthritis
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Physical exam demonstrated soft tissue swelling at the level of the olecranon bursa
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Aspiration of elbow in emergency room yielded scant bloody materialcultures negative for infection
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Pain and swelling continued and patient presented to her rheumatologist for further evaluation
Ultrasound of the Month – Case 27
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