Cutaneous granulomas in rheumatoid arthritis

Int J Dermatol. 2007 Nov:46 Suppl 3:33-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03509.x.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications*
  • Granuloma / etiology*
  • Granuloma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin Diseases / etiology*
  • Skin Diseases / pathology