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hygroma
EntityQ645363· pop 42· linked from 174 articles

Also known as Bursitis (disorder), Bursitis NOS, Bursitis NOS (disorder)

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OverviewAI-generated

Bursitis is a medical condition that has been the subject of 7,609 entries in the PubMed database. The condition is categorized under the ICPC 2 code L87 and is associated with the NCI Thesaurus identifier C94407. It is also linked to the Disease Ontology identifier DOID:2965.

The topic is referenced by 174 other encyclopedia articles. Information regarding bursitis is available in the "Bursitis" category on Commons. Additional details can be found in medical records and health articles, including a specific MSN article discussing the condition in relation to Zoe Ball.

Synthesized by Vinony from 13 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Firecrawl, PubMed, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

Medical condition.name
Bursitis
Medical condition.synonyms
student’s / plumber’s / miner’s elbow (olecranon bursitis), housemaid’s / carpenter’s / carpet layer’s knee (prepatellar bursitis), weaver’s / tailor’s bottom (ischial bursitis)
Medical condition.image
Bursitis Elbow WCArrow.jpg
Medical condition.caption
Example of olecranon bursitis
Medical condition.field
Orthopedics
Medical condition.symptoms
localized swelling, erythema, pain, decreased range of motion
Medical condition.causes
repetitive movements, excessive pressure, trauma, inflammatory conditions, autoimmune conditions, idiopathic
Medical condition.treatment
rest, ice, compression, elevation, anti-inflammatory and/or pain medication
Medical condition.types
acute and chronic; non-infected (aseptic) and infected (septic); subacromial (shoulders), olecranon (elbows), prepatellar (knees), trochanteric (hips), ischial (butt)

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Research

7,609 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
symptom or sign
Subclass of
disease
Image
Bursitis Elbow WC.JPG
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Commons category
Bursitis
NCI Thesaurus ID
C94407
ICPC 2 ID
L87
drug or therapy used for treatment
naproxen
on focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Medicine
Sources (4)

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Article · Français

L'hygroma ou bursite est une inflammation d'une bourse séreuse (ou de plusieurs bourses séreuses). Il ne doit pas être confondu avec un épanchement articulaire car il s'agit d'un gonflement des structures extra-articulaires. La bourse séreuse est une poche qui contient un liquide appelé synovie (ou liquide synovial, dont le rôle est de faciliter les mouvements des articulations) et qui favorise le glissement de ses organes annexes (muscles, tendons) par rapport par exemple à une articulation. Les bursites sont souvent accompagnées de douleurs associées aux mouvements de l'articulation ou des tendons. En outre, le mouvement des tendons et des muscles, lors d'une bursite, aggrave l'inflammation, en perpétuant le problème. Une ponction n'améliore généralement pas la situation.

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