Linear Subcutaneous Bands in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Authors: CALVIN J. DYKMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1965)

Case Studies1 July 1965Linear Subcutaneous Bands in Rheumatoid ArthritisAn Unusual Form of Rheumatoid GranulomaCALVIN J. DYKMAN, M.D., GILBERT J. GALENS, M.D., ARMIN E. GOOD, M.D.CALVIN J. DYKMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GILBERT J. GALENS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ARMIN E. GOOD, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-63-1-134 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSubcutaneous nodules are rather common extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis, characteristically appearing as rounded, firm nontender structures overlying pressure areas. This report concerns two patients with classical rheumatoid arthritis, Stage III, Class III, who in addition to numerous subcutaneous nodules had striking subcutaneous linear bands that were histologically compatible with rheumatoid granuloma. Elongated subcutaneous lesions are unique in our experience and have not, to our knowledge, been previously described as a manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis.CASE REPORTSCASE 1Patient J. L. B. (Ann Arbor V. A. No. 0-14801), a 39-year-old white male, was admitted to the Ann Arbor Veterans...References1. CLAWSONWETHERBY BJM: Subcutaneous nodules in chronic arthritis. Amer. J. Path. 8: 283, 1932. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. SHORTBAUERREYNOLDS CLWWE: Rheumatoid Arthritis, 1st ed. Harvard University Press, 1957, p. 326. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. ZIFF M: The agglutination reaction as a diagnostic aid in rheumatoid arthritis. Bull. Rheum. Dis. (supplement). 7: S-13, 1956. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Ann Arbor, MichiganFrom the Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Hospital, the Rackham Arthritis Research Unit, and the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Mich.This work was supported in part by a grant from the Michigan Chapter, Arthritis Foundation. The Rackham Arthritis Research Unit is supported by a grant from the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Armin E. Good, M.D., Rackham Arthritis Unit, University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Mich. 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The Gianotti-Crosti syndrome. 1 July 1965Volume 63, Issue 1Page: 134-140KeywordsArthritisGraduate medical educationGranulomasHospital medicineLesionsRheumatoid arthritis Issue Published: 1 July 1965 PDF DownloadLoading ...