Rheumatoid nodulosis is a benign condition associated with mild or no arthritis. Differently from classical rheumatoid nodules, which are relatively common in patients with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis, particularly in rheumatoid factor (RF)-positive patients, rheumatoid nodulosis may rarely precede arthritis onset and even seroconversion. We describe the clinical course of a patient with isolated painful rheumatoid nodules, who subsequently experienced RF and anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) seroconversion and finally developed overt rheumatoid arthritis. This case should raise clinical awareness to consider rheumatoid nodulosis as a possible diagnosis even in the absence of arthritis and of RF positivity, whenever facing with isolated subcutaneous nodules

Rheumatoid nodules predating seroconversion and rheumatoid arthritis : an uncommon case report / F. Ingegnoli, R. Gualtierotti. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY. - ISSN 2155-9899. - 4:5(2013), pp. 1-3. [10.4172/2155-9899.1000167]

Rheumatoid nodules predating seroconversion and rheumatoid arthritis : an uncommon case report

F. Ingegnoli
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R. Gualtierotti
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2013

Abstract

Rheumatoid nodulosis is a benign condition associated with mild or no arthritis. Differently from classical rheumatoid nodules, which are relatively common in patients with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis, particularly in rheumatoid factor (RF)-positive patients, rheumatoid nodulosis may rarely precede arthritis onset and even seroconversion. We describe the clinical course of a patient with isolated painful rheumatoid nodules, who subsequently experienced RF and anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) seroconversion and finally developed overt rheumatoid arthritis. This case should raise clinical awareness to consider rheumatoid nodulosis as a possible diagnosis even in the absence of arthritis and of RF positivity, whenever facing with isolated subcutaneous nodules
rheumatoid arthritis ; rheumatoid nodule ; nodulosis
Settore MED/16 - Reumatologia
2013
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