Abstract
In the differential diagnosis of a swollen elbow, the palpation of the supratrochlear glands is useful. They are not enlarged in a traumatic elbow joint. They are enlarged, discrete and shotty in rheumatoid arthritis. In tuberculosis, they are enlarged, matted and they may caseate and form a cold abscess on the medial aspect of the supratrochlear region of the arm.
MeSH terms
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Arthritis, Infectious / complications
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Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnosis
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Child
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Elbow Injuries*
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Humans
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Joint Diseases / complications*
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Joint Diseases / diagnosis
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Lymphadenitis / diagnosis
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Lymphadenitis / etiology*
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Male
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Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / diagnosis
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Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / diagnosis