Localized pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee: acute onset in pregnancy

Acute Knee Pain in a Child Due to Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis

Introduction:

Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a proliferative condition of the synovium, which is composed of nodules and/or villi and has an abundant number of hemosiderin-laden macrophages.

Case Report:

A 10-year-old boy presented with an acute irritable knee. Emergency arthroscopy showed a nodular PVNS in the intercondylar notch. The symptoms resolved after resection of the lesion.

Conclusion:

PVNS of the knee in children is a rare entity. It can be one of the causes of acute irritable knee. Complete resection of the nodular PVNS can cure the disease.