Clutton’s joint

A swollen knee joint occurring in congenital syphilis [Described 1886. After Henry Hugh Clutton (1850-1909), surgeon at St Thomas’s Hospital, London, UK.]


A swollen joint, usually the knee, caused by inflammation of the synovial membranes due to congenital syphilis.


Arthritis of the knee, seen in conjunction with keratitis in congenital syphilis.


 


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