title: Cutaneous granulomas in rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: A 57-year-old man with rheumatoid arthritis and myasthenia gravis developed an asymptomatic erythematous plaque on his nose and skin-colored nodules on the elbows. Histopathological examination was suggestive of palisaded neutrophilic granulomatous dermatitis (PNGD). PNGD is a rather uncommon cutaneous finding in different collagen vascular disorders that can manifest with a broad range of clinical symptoms and histological signs. Based on the case report of the patient described here, we briefly discuss what is currently known about this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands. ecola@sder.azm.nl
authors.forename: Esther J H
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Collaris
authors.forename: Ariënne M W
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: van Marion
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Poblete-Gutiérrez
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology