A swelling (fluid filled sac) can be palpated over the olecranon process (1)
Septic and non-septic bursitis cannot always be differentiated from the clinical features (4)
Clinical differentiation of acute gouty olecranon bursitis from septic olecranon bursitis is complicated since both present with red, hot, swollen and tender bursae with associated fever and raised white cell count (5).
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