A case of multiple pseudorheumatoid nodules = A case of multiple pseudorheumatoid nodules

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Rheumatoid nodules (RN) are the most characteristic extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA),occurring in approximately 25% of patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis and rarely in seronegative patients. ‘Pseudorheumatoid nodules’ is a term that has been applied to nodules in the subcutis that mimic rheumatoid nodules histologically, without the development in the absence of joint pain, rheumatoid arthritis, or systemic lupus erythematosus. Because some of these nodules occur in patients with other lesions that are typical of intradermal granuloma annulare, the nodules are now generally considered to represent a subcutaneous variant of granuloma annulare. Patient was a 53-year-old man with multiple nodules on his joints of both hand for 1 year. He is a patient without RA, and seronegative RF and ANA. Histopathological examination of the skin biopsy specimen showed granulomatous lesion in dermis and subcutis. Eventually, this report is a case of a 53-year-old man with multiple pseudorheumatoid nodules on his hand who is patient without RA.