Abstract
Rice bodies were first described in association with tuberculous arthritis in 1895 but now seen most commonly in patients with rheumatoid arthritis(R.A).Rice bodies named after their macroscopic likeness to polished grains of rice are common finding in inflammatory arthropathies like R.A,S.L.E and seronegative arthritides.These are fibrous bodies which may create diagnostic confusion when the patient has no underlying inflammatory disease.We report such a case with a large soft tissue swelling over dorsum of wrist whose surgical exploration revealed rice bodies in the extensor tendons synovial sheath.The patient regained full painless range of motion post-operatively.
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