A giant rheumatoid nodule.
Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules occur commonly in advanced cases of rheumatoid arthritis and are the most common extra-articular lesion of this disease. We present a case of a very unusual giant rheumatoid nodule that developed on the lateral side of a knee. The case was devoid of systemic symptoms of arthritis and the lesion was limited to a rheumatoid nodule. The nodule was successfully treated by surgical excision. However, other new nodules developed in her hand. Her clinical course has not been satisfactory.
Mine
Takatomo
T
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan. tmine@po.cc.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
Tanaka
Hiroshi
H
Taguchi
Tosihiko
T
Ihara
Koichiro
K
Ishida
Yoichiro
Y
Sugitani
Taizou
T
Kawai
Shinya
S
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D016460:Granuloma Annulare / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D012218:Rheumatoid Nodule / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome