Multiple Rice Body Formation in Subacromial and Subdeltoid Bursal Spaces
10.5397/cise.2016.19.2.96
- Author:
John Junghun SHIN
1
;
Jun Pyo LEE
;
Doo Sup KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. csin19@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Shoulder joint;
Subacromial bursitis;
Rice bodies
- MeSH:
Appointments and Schedules;
Arthritis;
Bursitis;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Recurrence;
Shoulder;
Shoulder Joint
- From:Journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
2016;19(2):96-100
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We encountered a rare condition of rice body in subacromial and subdeltoid spaces in a patient with unremarkable medical history. Although it is uncommon, there have been continued reports on its formation in certain type of infective and inflammatory arthritis. However, except for a traumatic event, evaluation yielded no known and conceivable cause for his chronic inflammatory bursitis. Relatively typical findings for rice body on magnetic resonance imaging have been described, and in our case the imaging prompted us to schedule early removal, which is generally accepted as the management of choice to prevent further progression of symptoms. The symptoms of the shoulder showed significant improvement, and a close follow-up schedule has been recommended for observation of recurrence and development of any foreseeable underlying cause.