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Eric Ehrsam, MD

Diagnosis

rheumatoid nodule rheumatoid arthritis

Body Site

hand finger

Age

69 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

annular

Color

purple

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

A 68-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis developed an annular plaque on the top of her right hand. Note the swan-neck deformity of the distal phalanges and swelling of the proximal interphalangeal and distal interphalangeal joints.

Description

annular violaceous plaque on the top of the hand and swelling of multiple joints

Categories

cutaneous sign of systemic disease orthopedic disorders

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1/1/2012 12:16:26

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