RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Perforating Rheumatoid Nodule Mimicking Malignant Soft-tissue Mass of the Forearm
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP jrheum.201290
DO 10.3899/jrheum.201290
A1 Paul Ornetti
A1 David Guillier
A1 Geraldine Jeudy
YR 2021
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2021/05/27/jrheum.201290.abstract
AB Rheumatoid nodule1, one of the most characteristic manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), occurs in approximately 30% of patients, is generally associated with positive rheumatoid factor, smoking, and high disease activity2, and occurs in some patients with specific genotypes receiving methotrexate (MTX)3. An 83-year-old woman with a history of anticitrullinated protein antibody–positive RA treated by oral MTX, as well as gout, was hospitalized for a growing tumor of her right forearm.