The forgotten nodule: complications of sacral nodules in rheumatoid arthritis
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Subcutaneous nodules in rheumatoid arthritis.
A 29 year old male with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) of 10 years duration presented with multiple subcutaneous nodules of one month duration while on methotrexate (7.5 mg once a week), salazopyrine (1000 mg/day) and methyl prednisolone (4 mg/day). The nodules involved tendons of metacarpophalangeal joints (Figure 1) and base of left great toe (Figure 2), were painless and did not interfere with hi...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.4.5988.92