Histology of two rice bodies isolated from the stifle of an adult draught horse stallion.
- Author:
Nicole SCHNEIDER
1
;
Marianne HEIMANN
;
Jean Philippe LEJEUNE
;
Denis R V G VERWILGHEN
;
Ginette P DEBY-DUPONT
;
Didier A SERTEYN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords: joint; rice body; draught horse; synovium; histology
- MeSH: Animals; Histocytochemistry/veterinary; Horse Diseases/*pathology; Horses; Joint Loose Bodies/pathology/*veterinary; Male; Stifle/*pathology; Synovial Membrane/*pathology
- From:Journal of Veterinary Science 2006;7(1):83-85
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: In the human and equine species, different kinds of free floating intra-articular particles are related to certain disorders. Osteochondral fragments formed during osteochondrosis dissecans are the most common finding in the equine species, whereas in humans rice bodies due to rheumatoid arthritis are more frequent. Herein we report a third type of floating body inside the stifle of an adult draught horse stallion, in macroscopic appearance similar to articular rice bodies known in humans. As revealed by histologic examination, the two particles consist of polypoid degenerated structures derived from synovial villi. Their formation was probably induced by ischemia.
