title: Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules.
abstract: We describe seven children with subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules who had no clinical evidence of rheumatoid arthritis. Only one girl was seropositive for antinuclear factors and had a slightly raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Clinical aspects, risks for developing rheumatoid arthritis, and treatment of this entity are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, St Radboud University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Mastboom
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: van der Staak
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Festen
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Postma
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012218:Rheumatoid Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*