Hand rheumatoid nodules
Pierre Delzongle, Marie Binvignat, Christelle Nguyen · 2024
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Description
Pierre Delzongle and co-authors describe a 78-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis. Her disease began at age 17. Over the past twenty years she grew extensive nodules under the skin of both hands. They number as many as 40 in total. She takes weekly methotrexate and low-dose steroids. No other organs are involved.
Scans show joint subluxations and worn carpal bones. Yet her disease activity is low. What brings her to care is how much the nodules limit her hands. So she enters a hand rehabilitation program. The case notes that such nodules are the most common sign of this disease outside the joints. They appear in up to 40 percent of patients, mostly late in its course.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Pierre Delzongle, Marie Binvignat, Christelle Nguyen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |