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Cutaneous granulomas in rheumatoid arthritis
Author(s) -
Collaris Esther J. H.,
Van Marion Ariënne M. W.,
Frank Jorge,
PobleteGutiérrez Pamela
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03509.x
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , asymptomatic , rheumatoid nodule , dermatology , collagen vascular disease , nose , arthritis , pathology , histopathological examination , disease , surgery
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.