Journal of Medicinal Materials - Hanoi  2003;3():1-5

Study on test mucin, viscosity and synovial cell in Arthritis

Vu Anh Tuan

Keywords

Arthritis

Country

Viet Nam

Language

Vietnamese

Abstract

Investing on quality, quantity, neurophils and mucin test for 30 joint fluid samples collected from 30 patients with various arthral conditions, comparing to control subjects in Arthral-Skeletal Department of Bach Mai Hospital from Mar. 2002 to Jun. 2002. Results: There were changes in macroscopy: the volume of joint fluid was more than 5ml, light or dark yellow, lack of transparency, completely reduced viscosity. Test mucin was positive range from (++) to (+++), counts of white blood cell and neurophil increased. It was suggested that mucin and joint fluid cell studies can add for diagnosis of some arthral conditions.