Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Nodule - DermAtlas

Contributor

Nikolaos Sferopoulos, MD

Diagnosis

rheumatoid arthritis rheumatoid nodule

Body Site

elbow arm elbow

Age

78 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

skin color

Morphology

nodule

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

A 78-year-old man had rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed 4 years ago. Rheumatoid nodules were evident on both elbows. There was swelling of the metacarpal-phalangeal and proximal-interphalangeal joints of both hands as well as wasting of the small muscles and contracture of the palmar aponeurosis.

Description

multiple 2-3 cm nodules

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3/27/2010 17:13:38

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