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'''Rheumatoid arthritis''' is an autoimmune disorder. | '''Rheumatoid arthritis''', commonly abbreviated '''RA''', is an autoimmune disorder. | ||
==Rheumatoid nodule== | ==Rheumatoid nodule== | ||
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*[http://granuloma.homestead.com/rheumatoid_nod_S89-2617-1.jpg Rheumatoid nodule (granuloma.homestead.com)].<ref name=ghc>URL: [http://granuloma.homestead.com/palisading.html http://granuloma.homestead.com/palisading.html]. Accessed on: 1 November 2010.</ref> | *[http://granuloma.homestead.com/rheumatoid_nod_S89-2617-1.jpg Rheumatoid nodule (granuloma.homestead.com)].<ref name=ghc>URL: [http://granuloma.homestead.com/palisading.html http://granuloma.homestead.com/palisading.html]. Accessed on: 1 November 2010.</ref> | ||
*[http://granuloma.homestead.com/rheumatoid_nod_S89-2617-5.jpg Rheumatoid nodule (granuloma.homestead.com)].<ref name=ghc>URL: [http://granuloma.homestead.com/palisading.html http://granuloma.homestead.com/palisading.html]. Accessed on: 1 November 2010.</ref> | *[http://granuloma.homestead.com/rheumatoid_nod_S89-2617-5.jpg Rheumatoid nodule (granuloma.homestead.com)].<ref name=ghc>URL: [http://granuloma.homestead.com/palisading.html http://granuloma.homestead.com/palisading.html]. Accessed on: 1 November 2010.</ref> | ||
==Lung disease== | |||
:See ''[[medical lung disease]]''. | |||
RA may involve the [[lung]]. | |||
==Amyloidosis== | |||
:See ''[[amyloidosis]]''. | |||
Amyloidosis may be due to RA. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 01:36, 2 November 2010
Rheumatoid arthritis, commonly abbreviated RA, is an autoimmune disorder.
Rheumatoid nodule
General
- Usually only in seropositive cases.[1]
Microscopic
Features:[1]
- Necrobiotic collagen surrounded by:
- Plasma cells.
- Palisading macrophages.
Notes:
- Histomorphologically identical to Granuloma annulare.
Images:
Lung disease
- See medical lung disease.
RA may involve the lung.
Amyloidosis
- See amyloidosis.
Amyloidosis may be due to RA.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tadrous, Paul.J. Diagnostic Criteria Handbook in Histopathology: A Surgical Pathology Vade Mecum (1st ed.). Wiley. pp. 299. ISBN 978-0470519035.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 URL: http://granuloma.homestead.com/palisading.html. Accessed on: 1 November 2010.