Swollen knee (at right) with effusion (fluid in the joint) in a 27 year old female patient with HLA B27 related arthropathy. HLA (human leukocyte anti

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Swollen knee (at right) with effusion (fluid in the joint) in a 27 year old female patient with HLA B27 related arthropathy. HLA (human leukocyte antigen) of the B27 type is a genetic disease associated with inflammation, in this case arthropathy joint disease. (see image 2 showing sample of joint fluid)

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