Table 5.
Comparison of results of histopathological diagnosis to other studies in the literature.
| Pathology | Singhal et al. [6] (n = 50) | Balireddy et al. [12] (n = 40) | Chen et al. [20] (n = 74) | Our study (n = 61) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonspecific synovitis | 10 (20%) | 25 (62%) | – | 28 (46%) |
| Tuberculous synovitis | 13 (26%) | 7 (18%) | 5 (6.5%) | 19 (31%) |
| Rheumatoid synovitis | 14 (28%) | 6 (15%) | 39 (52.9%) | 3 (5%) |
| Septic arthritis | 3 (6%) | – | 7 (9.5%) | – |
| Pigmented villonodular synovitis | 1 (2%) | 1 (2.5%) | 1 (1.3%) | 7 (11.5%) |
| Gouty synovitis | 2 (4%) | 1 (2.5%) | 11 (14.6%) | – |
| Synovial Chondromatosis | – | – | – | 1 (1.5%) |
| Seronegative spondyloarthropathy | – | – | 7 (9.5%) | – |
| Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis | – | – | 1 (1.3%) | – |
| Acute inflammation | – | – | – | 3 (5%) |
| Osteoarthritis | 3 (6%) | – | – | – |
| Post traumatic | 4 (8%) | – | – | |
| Undiagnosed | – | – | 3 (4.4%) | – |