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.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan. tmine@po.cc.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
Takatomo
T
Mine
Hiroshi
H
Tanaka
Tosihiko
T
Taguchi
Koichiro
K
Ihara
Yoichiro
Y
Ishida
Taizou
T
Sugitani
Shinya
S
Kawai
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