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==Rheumatoid nodule== | ==Rheumatoid nodule== | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
* | *Seen in [[rheumatoid arthritis]] - usually only in seropositive cases, i.e. ''rheumatoid factor'' (RF) positive.<ref name=Ref_DCHH299>{{Ref DCHH|299}}</ref> | ||
**Exceptions are reported.<ref name=pmid6364806>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kaye | first1 = BR. | last2 = Kaye | first2 = RL. | last3 = Bobrove | first3 = A. | title = Rheumatoid nodules. Review of the spectrum of associated conditions and proposal of a new classification, with a report of four seronegative cases. | journal = Am J Med | volume = 76 | issue = 2 | pages = 279-92 | month = Feb | year = 1984 | doi = | PMID = 6364806 }}</ref> | |||
===Gross=== | |||
*Usually on the extensor aspect of the extremities, e.g. dorsal aspect of elbow.<ref name=Ref_Derm53>{{Ref Derm|53}}</ref> | |||
*Typically close to a joint.{{fact}} | *Typically close to a joint.{{fact}} | ||