Since nearly a year, my upper arm (near theshoulder) is inflammated chronically (inside the bone: observed by scan). The fluid created by the inflammation is so important that it formed which leads from my teh upper arm bone to my skin (again visible on the scan). From the "opening" (wound) which has been created in my arm "by teh liquid trying to get out", this inflammatory liquid is "leaking out" permanently. There are no bacteria.
After a couple of weeks, the liquid which has been accumulated in the tissues has been sufficiently evacuated to permit the wound to close again. However, after about two weeks the pressure has become again thus important, that a wound is formed again, and the inflammatory liquid is leaking out again (etc, etc).
In the period the liquid is accumulating in my arm(after the wound has healed - temporarily), my shoulder is getting painful (again) - I suppose because the pressure of this liquid on (in?) my shoulder is increasing.
My rheumatologist doesn't have any idea how to treat my problem.
Has one of you (patients, MD) encountered a similar problem?
Tahnks (and forgive my "medically incorrect/unprecise wording".
Jan