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Cutaneous histiocytic lymphangitis: An unusual manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis
Author(s) -
Pruim Bert,
Strutton Geoffrey,
Congdon Sandra,
Whitehead Kevin,
Donaldson Eric
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2000.00404.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphangitis , histiocyte , rheumatoid arthritis , pathology , erythema , lymphatic system , dermatology , histiocytosis , disease , immunology
SUMMARY Two cases are presented of unusual cutaneous lesions associated with rheumatoid arthritis in underlying joints. The lesions were evanescent, erythematous and violaceous partly macular and partly indurated plaques, with a livedo‐like pattern of erythema at the edge in one case. Histological changes were identical in the two cases. The major features were dilated, dermal lymphatics containing aggregates of inflammatory cells, mainly histiocytes, with adjacent perivascular lymphoid aggregates. An appropriate name for this reaction would appear to be cutaneous histiocytic lymphangitis.