Sacral Rheumatoid Nodule: An Unusual Indication for Coccygectomy. [PDF]
Case Rep Surg, 2020 Here, we present a case report of a woman who presented with a large sacral rheumatoid nodule. This patient failed conservative treatment and presented in search of a surgical solution.
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Rheumatoid Nodule on the Hallux. [PDF]
J Plast Reconstr SurgA subcutaneous rheumatoid nodule is a superficial soft tissue lesion that generally affects areas of frequent mechanical contact, such as the extensor aspect of the extremities, occiput, and sacrum.
Matsumoto S, Arata J, Yamashita T.
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Pedicled Omentoplasty for Treatment of Rheumatoid Nodule Pneumothorax: A Case Report. [PDF]
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg RepBackground No consensus exists regarding surgical intervention for rheumatoid nodule–related pneumothorax. Clinical policy decisions rely on individual clinicians' experience and are usually intractable.
Matsumiya H +3 more
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A Rheumatoid Nodule at the Sternoclavicular Joint: An uncommon presentation of a common problem [PDF]
Marshall Journal of Medicine, 2022 Most rheumatoid nodules are found at joints or pressure points. They rarely require medical intervention and even fewer require surgery. A 78-year-old female developed a 7.2 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm rheumatoid nodule originating at the right sternoclavicular joint,
Patrick M. Thomas +4 more
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A Rheumatoid Nodule of the Hand, an Important and Rare Differential Diagnosis of Swellings of the Hand: Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2017 Swellings of the hand are commonly encountered in a general practice setting and include a multitude of diagnoses. Although majority of these lesions are benign, a specific diagnosis should be achieved for an appropriate treatment.
Özay Özkaya Mutlu +3 more
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Intractable pneumothorax due to rupture of subpleural rheumatoid nodules: a case report [PDF]
Surgical Case Reports, 2018 Background In rare cases, rheumatoid pleural nodules can rupture into the pleural cavity to cause pneumothorax or empyema. We report successful surgical treatment of a patient with an intractable secondary pneumothorax due to rupture of a subpleural ...
Masanori Shimomura +2 more
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Benign rheumatoid nodules of childhood [PDF]
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 1999 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 ...
S Kabukçuoğlu +3 more
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Azathioprine-induced accelerated cutaneous and pulmonary nodulosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015 We report the case of a 42-year-old female with a 5-year history of rheumatoid arthritis treated with Rituximab and Azathioprine. Three months after the initiation of Azathioprine, the patient started with dry cough and noted the rapid development of ...
Cristian Vera Kellet +3 more
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Large endocardial rheumatoid nodules: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2017 Rheumatoid nodules occur frequently in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and are the most common cutaneous manifestation of the disease. Although uncommon, rheumatoid nodules may also occur on cardiac valves, where they may be large and clinically ...
Allen Vantrease +3 more
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Isolated Rheumatoid Nodules: A Diagnostic Dilemma [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2015 We present a 27-year-old male with multiple nonpainful soft tissue masses over several metacarpals, bilateral elbows, the left wrist, and both knees since the age of 4. Physical exam was significant for firm, nonmobile, nodular growths over the extensor
Michael Gale +2 more
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