Sonographic presentation of rice bodies in subacromial-subdeltoid chronic bursitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

subacromial-subdeltoid chronic bursitis is one of the main causes of shoulder pain syndrome. There are various causes of shoulder pain syndrome including chronic bursitis. The sonographic appearances of chronic bursitis vary from patient to patient, depending upon the underlying cause. However, rice bodies are the rare sonographic presentation among them. Rice bodies can be associated with atypical mycobacterial tenosynovitis, bursitis, mycobacterium tuberculosis and infections, but very rarely occur in the chronic subacromial-subdeltoid bursitis. Its unique sonographic presentation makes it easy to be diagnosed confidently, but it is difficult to be recognized, interpret and distinguish from other pathologies due to its rare occurrence. It is therefore intended to prese

SUBMITTER: Bacha R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6643005 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature