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A giant rheumatoid nodule

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Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules occur commonly in advanced cases of rheumatoid arthritis and are the most common extra-articular lesion of this disease. We present a case of a very unusual giant rheumatoid nodule that developed on the lateral side of a knee. The case was devoid of systemic symptoms of arthritis and the lesion was limited to a rheumatoid nodule. The nodule was successfully treated by surgical excision. However, other new nodules developed in her hand. Her clinical course has not been satisfactory.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan

    Takatomo Mine, Hiroshi Tanaka, Tosihiko Taguchi, Koichiro Ihara, Yoichiro Ishida, Taizou Sugitani & Shinya Kawai

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    Takatomo Mine

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Mine, T., Tanaka, H., Taguchi, T. et al. A giant rheumatoid nodule. Clin Rheumatol 23, 467–469 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-004-0926-3

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