Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Still Disease - DermAtlas

Contributor

Judy Rubin, MD

Diagnosis

arthritis, rheumatoid Still disease

Body Site

trunk chest abdomen arm

Age

15 months

Pigmentation

light

Organization

scattered confluent

Color

red

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

symmetric central (centrifugal - trunk predominant)

Comments

This healthy 15 month old girl developed a morbilliform eruption most dense on the trunk in association with chronic recurrent fevers for 3 weeks. After a complete medical evaluation a diagnosis of systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis was made. She improved markedly with a nonpsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent.

Description

symmetric red 0.5-1.5 cm round and sometimes confluent papules and plaques

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4/21/2002 22:57:26

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