rheumatoid nodule/fever

The incidence of acute rheumatic fever has declined remarkably in the past three decades, but the disease has not been eradicated, as some physicians believe. This study documents the diagnosis of the disease in 23 middle-class children from Fairfax County, Virginia, during the 11-year-period from

Nine cases in which subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules were observed in the absence of any evidence of rheumatoid arthritis are recorded. In four of these cases, the nodules appeared during adolescence or adult life, a very rare phenomenon. Synovitis occurred in only one patient, after an interval of

The nodules associated with rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatic fever appear with other signs of active rheumatic disease. Rheumatoid nodule-like lesions irrelevant to rheumatoid disease occasionally occur in children who are well and have no complaints associated with rheumatoid diseases. Laboratory

Electron microscopic evaluation of subcutaneous nodules excised from two cases of acute rheumatic fever showed an electron dense and smudgy material which had a distinct filamentous appearance in places. The latter was recognized as collagen. This corresponded to the fibrinoid necrosis seen under

Mycobacterium-associated lobular panniculitis can mimic a rheumatoid nodule and has been seldom reported in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We describe a 69-year-old woman with RA who presented initially with fever and an indurated skin lesion on the right thigh. Lobular panniculitis was diagnosed after

Fifteen asymptomatic children with benign rheumatoid nodules, followed up to 12 years, are described. Nodules are characterized by subcutaneous location with predilection for pretibial regions and scalp, occasional large size, spontaneous regression, and frequent recurrence. Granuloma annulare was

History A 54-year-old white woman with a history of rheumatoid arthritis who was taking glucocorticoids and methotrexate presented to the emergency department in December with worsening shortness of breath and chest heaviness for 1 week. She reported additional symptoms of weakness, headache, and

Subcutaneous granuloma annulare occurs either as a single or multiple lesion. When the ocular adnexa are involved, the lateral aspect of the eyelid and the lateral canthus are sites of predilection. These lesions occur chiefly in children and only rarely in adults. They have the same clinical (and

The finding of soft tissue lesions that present as rheumatoid nodules in a patient with no history or symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis or rheumatic fever sets the stage for a variety of differential diagnoses. One of the diagnoses that must be considered is the pseudorheumatoid nodule, which is

A 64-year-old woman was suffering from rheumatoid arthritis since the age of 57. At the age of 62, she manifested episcleritis of the eyes and rheumatoid nodules in the skin, and rheumatoid factor in the blood became high. These findings indicated the presence of systemic vasculitis, and she was

Rheumatoid valvulitis occurring in an individual without arthritis has rarely been reported. A 62-year-old woman died after repeated myocardial infarction, with no articular symptoms but with a fever of unknown origin and a positive rheumatoid factor. Autopsy examination revealed granulomatous

Twenty systemic lupus erythematosus patients under the age of 16 who had attended the Pediatric Department of Songklanagarind Hospital in the period 1985-1991 were reviewed retrospectively. The most common complaints were fever, alopecia, malar rash and oedema. The girl/boy ratio was 2.3/1. There

Pleuropulmonary disease is a common feature of the following connective tissue diseases: systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS), mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM), and Sjogren's syndrome (SS).

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the side effects of methotrexate (MTX) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and to evaluate the possible predisposing variables. METHODS A retrospective analysis conducted for all patients diagnosed with RA and treated with MTX over 3-years (January 2006 to December 2008) at

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by progressive damage of synovial-lined joints and variable extra-articular manifestations. Tendon and bursal involvement are frequent and often clinically dominant in early disease. RA can affect any joint, but it is usually