Systemic lupus erythematosus with a vocal cord granulomatous nodule.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with subcutaneous granulomatous nodules, joint symptoms, and a positive latex titre for rheumatoid factor may cause diagnostic confusion with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This has been a subject of renewed interest in recent medical literature, but reports of nodules in SLE outside the subcutis are rare. This report presents a patient with SLE and with a vocal cord granulomatous nodule, arthralgia, and a positive latex titre for rheumatoid factor. The laryngeal manifestations of SLE are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000209:etiology; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery